Velvet Crush
Apple Barrel · Colors · 21487
#422752 · L*20.9 a*21.8 b*-21.4
The closest match to Apple Barrel Velvet Crush in every other range, nearest first.
Apple Barrel Velvet Crush is a very dark, moderately saturated blue. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being The Army Painter Alien Purple at ΔE 1.9. 23 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 Velvet Crush?
The Army Painter Alien Purple is the closest equivalent to Apple Barrel Velvet Crush in any other range, at ΔE 1.9 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Green Stuff World Nightsahde Purple Dip (ΔE 2.0) and Vallejo Hexed Lichen (ΔE 2.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Apple Barrel Velvet Crush?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Hexed Lichen, ΔE 2.5 — a very close substitute. The full Apple Barrel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Apple Barrel Velvet Crush Shop The Army Painter Alien Purple (Warpaints) Shop The Army Painter Warpaints set
Velvet Crush equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Alien Purple Warpaints WP1128 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- C Alien Purple Warpaints Air ΔE 4.8 · close
Velvet Crush equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Nightsahde Purple Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- C Purple Vanity Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 4.6 · close
Velvet Crush equivalent in Vallejo
- B Hexed Lichen Game Color 72.015 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Purple Arte Deco 85.045 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Velvet Crush equivalent in Citadel
- B Naggaroth Night Base ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Chemos Purple Air ΔE 5.8 · similar
Velvet Crush equivalent in Golden
- B Medium Violet Heavy Body 1572 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Permanent Violet Dark Fluid 2253 ΔE 3.8 · close
Velvet Crush equivalent in FolkArt
- C Eggplant Acrylic Colors 2253 ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Lavender Acrylic Colors 410 ΔE 5.0 · similar
Velvet Crush equivalent in Monument
- C Vince Venturella Royal Purple Pro Signature Series S03 ΔE 5.0 · close
- D Purple Pro Acrylic Paints 010 ΔE 7.7 · similar
Velvet Crush equivalent in Duncan
- D Enchantress Purple Wave 3 ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D Magi Purple Wash Wave 2 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Velvet Crush equivalent in Scale75
- D Eldandil Violet Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Violet Artist Range ΔE 6.6 · similar
Velvet Crush equivalent in Humbrol
- D Purple Acrylics - Gloss 68 ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Gloss Purple Aerosol Sprays S68 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Velvet Crush equivalent in AK Interactive
- D Amethyst Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11183 ΔE 6.3 · similar
- D Dark Violet -71- Figures AK3095 ΔE 7.2 · similar
Velvet Crush equivalent in Acrilex
- D Violeta Cobalto Paints 540 ΔE 6.5 · similar
- D Violeta Escuro Paints 917 ΔE 8.1 · similar
Velvet Crush in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundry | #45135A | Royal Purple Shade Paint System | ΔE 6.7 |
| Reaper | #47286E | Gem Purple Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 6.8 |
| Mr. Paint | #3D3657 | Burnt Metal Violet Mr Paint | ΔE 7.0 |
| Tom Color | #43135D | Roxo Puro | ΔE 7.1 |
| P3 | #552A72 | Beaten Purple Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.3 |
| Liquitex | #2D2A5F | Ultramarine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.8 |
| Revell | #28285E | Night Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 8.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #44307B | Phthalo Blu (Red Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 9.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #5F3E5B | Super Wash Purple Fantasy Range - Ink Wash | ΔE 9.4 |
| Arteza | #4E3880 | Pearl Royal Purple Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 9.9 |
| Warcolours | #250038 | Violet 5 Layer paints | ΔE 10.3 |
| Mission Models | #231962 | Iridescent Plum Purple | ΔE 10.3 |
| Tamiya | #202A67 | Mixing blue Lacquer Paint | ΔE 11.1 |
| Mr. Hobby | #3C2280 | Purple Acrysion | ΔE 11.4 |
| Creature | #0F0C37 | Dark Purple Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 11.5 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 12.2 |
| Mig | #333542 | Dunkelgrau Base Acrylics | ΔE 14.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 22.6 |
Nearest colours inside Apple Barrel
- D Royal Violet Colors ΔE 6.7 · similar
- D Wild Grapes Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints ΔE 6.7 · similar
- D Purple Velvet Gloss™ ΔE 8.8 · similar
- D Purple Pansy Colors ΔE 9.9 · similar
- E Admiral Blue Colors ΔE 10.3 · far
- E Princess Purple Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints ΔE 10.3 · far
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