Royal Violet
Apple Barrel · Colors · 20594
#292244 · L*15.7 a*12.8 b*-20.4
The closest match to Apple Barrel Royal Violet in every other range, nearest first.
Apple Barrel Royal Violet is a very dark, moderately saturated blue. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Golden Dioxazine Purple at ΔE 0.6. 18 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 Royal Violet?
Golden Dioxazine Purple is the closest equivalent to Apple Barrel Royal Violet in any other range, at ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Violet Pansy (ΔE 1.9) and Mr. Paint Porsche Ultra Violet (ΔE 2.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Apple Barrel Royal Violet?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Ultramarine Blue, ΔE 2.5 — a very close substitute. The full Apple Barrel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Apple Barrel Royal Violet Shop Golden Dioxazine Purple (Fluid) Shop Golden Fluid set
Royal Violet equivalent in Golden
- A Dioxazine Purple Fluid 2150 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- A Anthraquinone Blue Fluid 2005 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
Royal Violet equivalent in FolkArt
- A Violet Pansy Acrylic Colors 440 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- C Violet Shimmer Metallics 99231 ΔE 4.5 · close
Royal Violet equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Porsche Ultra Violet Mr Paint - Car MRP-C041 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- D Burnt Metal Violet Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A025 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Royal Violet equivalent in Vallejo
- B Ultramarine Blue Game Air 76.022 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Blue Model Color 70.925 ΔE 3.7 · close
Royal Violet equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Dark Violet -71- Figures AK3095 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Amethyst Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11183 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Royal Violet equivalent in Liquitex
- B Phthalocyanine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix 314 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Indantherene Blue Heavy Body Acrylix 322 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Royal Violet equivalent in Scale75
- C Eldandil Violet Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Violet Artist Range ΔE 5.5 · similar
Royal Violet equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Broodmother Purple Warpaints Air ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Purple Tone Warpaints Tone WP1140 ΔE 4.6 · close
Royal Violet equivalent in Monument
- C Dark Purple Pro Acrylic Paints 035 ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Vince Venturella Royal Purple Pro Signature Series S03 ΔE 4.8 · close
Royal Violet equivalent in Citadel
- C Naggaroth Night Base ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Necron Abyss Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 5.5 · similar
Royal Violet equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Purple Vanity Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Chancellor Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.9 · similar
Royal Violet equivalent in Humbrol
- C Purple Acrylics - Gloss 68 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss 15 ΔE 8.1 · similar
Royal Violet in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Hobby | #252B45 | Jasdf Deep Ocean Blue Mr Color | ΔE 6.3 |
| Reaper | #26192D | Nightshade Purple Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 6.5 |
| Revell | #28285E | Night Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 6.6 |
| P3 | #33283A | Bad Bruise Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.8 |
| Creature | #0F0C37 | Dark Purple Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.2 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.2 |
| Foundry | #111D37 | Prussian Blue Paint System | ΔE 7.6 |
| Tamiya | #1D2D53 | Royal blue Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 7.7 |
| Acrilex | #3B2E67 | Violeta Cobalto Paints | ΔE 7.8 |
| Tom Color | #041738 | Azul Oceano | ΔE 7.9 |
| Arteza | #343A5C | Prussian Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 8.4 |
| Warcolours | #002053 | Blue 5 Layer paints | ΔE 9.1 |
| Mission Models | #002059 | Blue | ΔE 9.5 |
| Duncan | #22012E | Von Evile Pimple Wave 3 | ΔE 9.8 |
| Mig | #333542 | Dunkelgrau Base Acrylics | ΔE 11.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #44307B | Phthalo Blu (Red Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 11.7 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3E373E | Dark Flesh Military Range | ΔE 13.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 23.3 |
Nearest colours inside Apple Barrel
- C Purple Pansy Colors ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Purple Velvet Gloss™ ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Velvet Crush Colors ΔE 6.7 · similar
- D Deep Purple Gloss™ ΔE 7.5 · similar
- D Admiral Blue Colors ΔE 8.6 · similar
- D Pure Gold Colors ΔE 9.0 · similar
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