Phoenician Purple
Citadel · Air / Base
#440052 · L*14.6 a*40.6 b*-31.4
The closest match to Citadel Phoenician Purple in every other range, nearest first.
Citadel Phoenician Purple is a very dark, saturated magenta. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Foundry Royal Purple Shade at ΔE 3.0 — very close. 26 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.
This colour is sold under more than one range label — what differs between those pots
What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Phoenician Purple?
Foundry Royal Purple Shade is the closest equivalent to Citadel Phoenician Purple in any other range, at ΔE 3.0 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Tom Color Roxo Puro (ΔE 3.5) and Scale75 Arcane Purple (ΔE 3.9).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Phoenician Purple?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Purple, ΔE 6.6 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Citadel Phoenician Purple Shop Foundry Royal Purple Shade Shop Foundry Paint System set
Phoenician Purple equivalent in Foundry
- B Royal Purple Shade Paint System 19A ΔE 3.0 · very close
- E Violet Shade Paint System 40A ΔE 10.6 · far
Phoenician Purple equivalent in Tom Color
- B Roxo Puro TCUP-21 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- E Azul TC-0007 ΔE 11.9 · far
Phoenician Purple equivalent in Scale75
- C Arcane Purple Instant Colors Range ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Inktense Violet Inktensity Range ΔE 6.3 · similar
Phoenician Purple equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Liche Purple Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Nightsahde Purple Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 9.9 · similar
Phoenician Purple equivalent in Vallejo
- D Purple Arte Deco 85.045 ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Vampiric Purple Xpress Color 72.461 ΔE 8.2 · similar
Phoenician Purple equivalent in Reaper
- D Violet Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9237 ΔE 6.7 · similar
- D Clear Purple Master Series Paints Core Colors 9099 ΔE 7.8 · similar
Phoenician Purple equivalent in Warcolours
- D Violet 5 Layer paints ΔE 6.9 · similar
- D Violet 4 Layer paints ΔE 8.5 · similar
Phoenician Purple equivalent in The Army Painter
- D Hive Dweller Purple Speedpaint Set ΔE 8.2 · similar
- D Alien Purple Warpaints Air ΔE 8.3 · similar
Phoenician Purple equivalent in Humbrol
- D Purple Acrylics - Gloss 68 ΔE 8.5 · similar
- E Gloss Purple Aerosol Sprays S68 ΔE 14.5 · far
Phoenician Purple equivalent in Apple Barrel
- D Velvet Crush Colors 21487 ΔE 8.9 · similar
- E Purple Velvet Gloss™ 20627 ΔE 10.7 · far
Phoenician Purple equivalent in Golden
- D Permanent Violet Dark Fluid 2253 ΔE 8.9 · similar
- D Prussian Blue Hue Fluid 2439 ΔE 9.9 · similar
Phoenician Purple equivalent in P3
- D Beaten Purple Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 8.9 · similar
- E Bad Bruise Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 15.9 · far
Phoenician Purple in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan | #22012E | Von Evile Pimple Wave 3 | ΔE 8.9 |
| Kimera Kolors | #3E0F7F | Violet Pure Pigments | ΔE 9.2 |
| FolkArt | #1F135B | Purple Watercolor Acrylic Paint™ | ΔE 9.5 |
| Mission Models | #231962 | Iridescent Plum Purple | ΔE 10.1 |
| Monument | #63306B | Purple Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 10.7 |
| Mr. Hobby | #3C2280 | Purple Acrysion | ΔE 10.8 |
| Acrilex | #65316C | Violeta Escuro Paints | ΔE 11.1 |
| Liquitex | #2C0321 | Deep Violet Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 12.2 |
| Tamiya | #6A2990 | Lavender Spray | ΔE 12.7 |
| Creature | #0F0C37 | Dark Purple Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 12.9 |
| Mr. Paint | #361E34 | Sunset Violet Mr Paint | ΔE 13.0 |
| Revell | #28285E | Night Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 13.0 |
| AK Interactive | #543A7B | Violet -70- Figures | ΔE 13.3 |
| Arteza | #4E3880 | Pearl Royal Purple Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 13.5 |
| Italeri | #2F3739 | Gun Metal Acrylic Paint | ΔE 15.8 |
| Coat d'Arms | #5F3E5B | Super Wash Purple Fantasy Range - Ink Wash | ΔE 16.1 |
| Mig | #56439C | Violet Acrylics | ΔE 18.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #935AAF | People Eater | ΔE 26.2 |
Nearest colours inside Citadel
- B Xereus Purple Layer ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Shyish Purple Contrast ΔE 6.4 · similar
- E Barak-Nar Burgundy Base ΔE 10.6 · far
- E Nauseating Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 10.9 · far
- E Imperial Purple Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 11.0 · far
- E Naggaroth Night Base ΔE 11.4 · far
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