Purple Iris
Apple Barrel · Colors · 21486
#35277C · L*22.5 a*31.1 b*-46.2
The closest match to Apple Barrel Purple Iris in every other range, nearest first.
Apple Barrel Purple Iris is a very dark, saturated blue. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Scale75 Dark Ultramarine at ΔE 1.0. 19 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.
What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be
What is the closest equivalent to Apple Barrel Purple Iris?
Scale75 Dark Ultramarine is the closest equivalent to Apple Barrel Purple Iris in any other range, at ΔE 1.0 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Ultra Blue Deep (ΔE 1.7) and Mr. Hobby Purple (ΔE 2.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Apple Barrel Purple Iris?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Ultra Blue Deep, ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Apple Barrel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Apple Barrel Purple Iris Shop Scale75 Dark Ultramarine Shop Scale75 Artist Range set
Purple Iris equivalent in Scale75
- A Dark Ultramarine Artist Range ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- D Airnrhod Blue Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 5.6 · similar
Purple Iris equivalent in Vallejo
- A Ultra Blue Deep Arte Deco 85.060 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- C True Violet Arte Deco 85.050 ΔE 4.8 · close
Purple Iris equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Purple Acrysion SP67 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C Clear Violet Mr Clear Color GX GX108 ΔE 3.6 · close
Purple Iris equivalent in Citadel
- B Nauseating Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Liche Purple Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.4 · very close
Purple Iris equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Persian Violet Metallic Colors ΔE 2.6 · very close
- D Imperium Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.6 · similar
Purple Iris equivalent in Reaper
- C Malvernian Purple Master Series Paints Core Colors 9296 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Azlanti Violet Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89533 ΔE 3.8 · close
Purple Iris equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- C Phthalo Blu (Red Shade) Pure Pigments PB15.2 ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Violet Pure Pigments PV23 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Purple Iris equivalent in FolkArt
- C Perfect Purple Acrylic Colors 2557 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Perfect Purple Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2929 ΔE 4.0 · close
Purple Iris equivalent in Golden
- C Ultramarine Blue Fluid 2400 ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Ultramarine Violet Heavy Body 1401 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Purple Iris equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Alien Purple Warpaints Primer CP3019 ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Hive Dweller Purple Speedpaint Set ΔE 6.4 · similar
Purple Iris equivalent in Tamiya
- C Racing blue Spray TS-51 ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Mixing blue Lacquer Paint LP-81 ΔE 5.9 · similar
Purple Iris equivalent in Mission Models
- D Iridescent Plum Purple MMP-157 ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Transparent Blue MMP-168 ΔE 8.5 · similar
Purple Iris in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acrilex | #3B2E67 | Violeta Cobalto Paints | ΔE 5.7 |
| Arteza | #252E6B | Phthalo Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.8 |
| Revell | #182F7B | Ultramarine Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 5.9 |
| Liquitex | #2D2A5F | Ultramarine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.4 |
| Foundry | #1C175A | Violet Shade Paint System | ΔE 6.8 |
| AK Interactive | #1E357B | Ultramarine Standard (3rd Gen) | ΔE 7.1 |
| Humbrol | #223881 | Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 7.3 |
| P3 | #552A72 | Beaten Purple Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.7 |
| Monument | #09125D | Transparent Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 7.8 |
| Tom Color | #020C65 | Azul | ΔE 8.1 |
| Warcolours | #560182 | Violet 4 Layer paints | ΔE 8.8 |
| Mig | #56439C | Violet Acrylics | ΔE 9.3 |
| Creature | #0D3366 | Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 10.4 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 10.8 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3D4A90 | Nauseous Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 10.9 |
| Mr. Paint | #194083 | Signal Blue RAL 5005 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | ΔE 10.9 |
| Duncan | #43496F | Marine Blue Wave 1 | ΔE 12.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 17.6 |
Nearest colours inside Apple Barrel
- B Concord Grape Colors ΔE 3.5 · very close
- D Princess Purple Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints ΔE 6.9 · similar
- D Cobalt Hue Colors ΔE 7.6 · similar
- D Deep Purple Gloss™ ΔE 8.4 · similar
- D Petunia Purple Colors ΔE 8.5 · similar
- D Too Blue Colors ΔE 9.7 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot