Chemos Purple
Citadel · Air
#4F356C · L*27.5 a*23.9 b*-27.8
The closest match to Citadel Chemos Purple in every other range, nearest first.
Citadel Chemos Purple is a dark, moderately saturated blue. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is The Army Painter Hive Dweller Purple at ΔE 2.3 — very close. 20 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
This range carries the word Air, which on some labels means thinned for an airbrush and on others means colours for aircraft. The list below cannot read either. What Air means on a label, and when the Air pot is a different colour.
What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Chemos Purple?
The Army Painter Hive Dweller Purple is the closest equivalent to Citadel Chemos Purple in any other range, at ΔE 2.3 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Violet -70- (ΔE 3.1) and Vallejo Violet (ΔE 3.6).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Chemos Purple?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Violet, ΔE 3.6 — a close substitute. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Chemos Purple equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Hive Dweller Purple Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Diabolic Plum Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.9 · close
Chemos Purple equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Violet -70- Figures AK3094 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Amethyst Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11183 ΔE 9.5 · similar
Chemos Purple equivalent in Vallejo
- C Violet Premium Airbrush Color 62.008 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Alien Purple Game Air 76.076 ΔE 4.2 · close
Chemos Purple equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Nightsahde Purple Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Purple Vanity Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 6.1 · similar
Chemos Purple equivalent in P3
- C Beaten Purple Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Royal Violet Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 9.7 · similar
Chemos Purple equivalent in Reaper
- C Gem Purple Master Series Paints Bones 9473 ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Nightsky Indigo Master Series Paints Bones 9422 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Chemos Purple equivalent in Arteza
- C Pearl Royal Purple Acrylic Pearl Paints A209 ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Violet Acrylic Premium Paints A405 ΔE 9.3 · similar
Chemos Purple equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Wild Grapes Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21979E ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Princess Purple Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21978E ΔE 5.3 · similar
Chemos Purple equivalent in Acrilex
- C Violeta Cobalto Paints 540 ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Violeta Escuro Paints 917 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Chemos Purple equivalent in Duncan
- C Enchantress Purple Wave 3 ΔE 4.7 · close
- C Amethyst Rayne Wave 1 ΔE 5.0 · close
Chemos Purple equivalent in Golden
- D Ultramarine Violet Fluid 2401 ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Ultramarine Violet Heavy Body 1401 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Chemos Purple equivalent in Humbrol
- D Gloss Purple Aerosol Sprays S68 ΔE 5.4 · similar
- E Purple Acrylics - Gloss 68 ΔE 10.4 · far
Chemos Purple in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimera Kolors | #44307B | Phthalo Blu (Red Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 5.5 |
| FolkArt | #5F4086 | Royal Purple Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylics | ΔE 5.6 |
| Monument | #63306B | Purple Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 5.7 |
| Scale75 | #604673 | Violet Blue Scale Color Range | ΔE 6.0 |
| Coat d'Arms | #5D4569 | Poison Purple Fantasy Range | ΔE 7.1 |
| Mr. Paint | #3D3657 | Burnt Metal Violet Mr Paint | ΔE 7.2 |
| Liquitex | #2D2A5F | Ultramarine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.6 |
| Foundry | #45135A | Royal Purple Shade Paint System | ΔE 8.6 |
| Tom Color | #43135D | Roxo Puro | ΔE 8.6 |
| Revell | #28285E | Night Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 8.6 |
| Mr. Hobby | #3C2280 | Purple Acrysion | ΔE 9.0 |
| Tamiya | #6A2990 | Lavender Spray | ΔE 9.1 |
| Mig | #56439C | Violet Acrylics | ΔE 9.6 |
| Mission Models | #554F8F | Purple (Purple Violet) | ΔE 9.8 |
| Warcolours | #560182 | Violet 4 Layer paints | ΔE 11.3 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 12.4 |
| Creature | #89338C | Purple Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 12.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 17.6 |
Nearest colours inside Citadel
- C Imperial Purple Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Nauseating Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 6.5 · similar
- D Naggaroth Night Base ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Hormagaunt Purple Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 8.0 · similar
- D Xereus Purple Layer ΔE 8.8 · similar
- E Storm Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 10.6 · far
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