Xereus Purple
Citadel · Layer
#47125A · L*18.0 a*36.6 b*-31.4
The closest match to Citadel Xereus Purple in every other range, nearest first.
Citadel Xereus Purple is a very dark, saturated magenta. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Foundry Royal Purple Shade at ΔE 0.5. 25 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 Citadel Xereus Purple?
Foundry Royal Purple Shade is the closest equivalent to Citadel Xereus Purple in any other range, at ΔE 0.5 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Tom Color Roxo Puro (ΔE 1.4) and Green Stuff World Liche Purple (ΔE 2.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Xereus Purple?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Purple, ΔE 4.2 — a close substitute. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Citadel Xereus Purple Shop Foundry Royal Purple Shade Shop Foundry Paint System set
Xereus Purple equivalent in Foundry
- A Royal Purple Shade Paint System 19A ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
- D Violet Shade Paint System 40A ΔE 9.6 · similar
Xereus Purple equivalent in Tom Color
- A Roxo Puro TCUP-21 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- E Azul TC-0007 ΔE 11.5 · far
Xereus Purple equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Liche Purple Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Nightsahde Purple Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 7.5 · similar
Xereus Purple equivalent in Scale75
- C Arcane Purple Instant Colors Range ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Inktense Violet Inktensity Range ΔE 4.3 · close
Xereus Purple equivalent in Vallejo
- C Purple Arte Deco 85.045 ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Vampiric Purple Xpress Color 72.461 ΔE 5.9 · similar
Xereus Purple equivalent in The Army Painter
- D Hive Dweller Purple Speedpaint Set ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Alien Purple Warpaints Air ΔE 5.8 · similar
Xereus Purple equivalent in Reaper
- D Gem Purple Master Series Paints Bones 9473 ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Clear Purple Master Series Paints Core Colors 9099 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Xereus Purple equivalent in P3
- D Beaten Purple Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.2 · similar
- E Royal Violet Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 14.7 · far
Xereus Purple equivalent in Apple Barrel
- D Velvet Crush Colors 21487 ΔE 6.8 · similar
- D Purple Iris Colors 21486 ΔE 9.9 · similar
Xereus Purple equivalent in Warcolours
- D Violet 4 Layer paints ΔE 7.5 · similar
- D Violet 5 Layer paints ΔE 8.1 · similar
Xereus Purple equivalent in Humbrol
- D Purple Acrylics - Gloss 68 ΔE 7.7 · similar
- E Gloss Purple Aerosol Sprays S68 ΔE 12.1 · far
Xereus Purple equivalent in Golden
- D Permanent Violet Dark Fluid 2253 ΔE 7.8 · similar
- D Prussian Blue Hue Fluid 2439 ΔE 8.8 · similar
Xereus Purple in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FolkArt | #342659 | Lavender Acrylic Colors | ΔE 7.9 |
| Kimera Kolors | #3E0F7F | Violet Pure Pigments | ΔE 8.1 |
| Monument | #63306B | Purple Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 8.4 |
| Mission Models | #231962 | Iridescent Plum Purple | ΔE 8.8 |
| Acrilex | #65316C | Violeta Escuro Paints | ΔE 8.9 |
| Mr. Hobby | #3C2280 | Purple Acrysion | ΔE 8.9 |
| Duncan | #593662 | Enchantress Purple Wave 3 | ΔE 9.8 |
| AK Interactive | #543A7B | Violet -70- Figures | ΔE 10.5 |
| Liquitex | #2D2A5F | Ultramarine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 10.6 |
| Tamiya | #6A2990 | Lavender Spray | ΔE 10.7 |
| Arteza | #4E3880 | Pearl Royal Purple Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 10.8 |
| Revell | #28285E | Night Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 11.0 |
| Mr. Paint | #361E34 | Sunset Violet Mr Paint | ΔE 12.5 |
| Creature | #081144 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl Transparent | ΔE 12.6 |
| Coat d'Arms | #5F3E5B | Super Wash Purple Fantasy Range - Ink Wash | ΔE 14.2 |
| Mig | #56439C | Violet Acrylics | ΔE 15.6 |
| Italeri | #32393D | Non Specular Sea Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 15.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #935AAF | People Eater | ΔE 23.9 |
Nearest colours inside Citadel
- B Phoenician Purple Air ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Shyish Purple Contrast ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Imperial Purple Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 8.4 · similar
- D Nauseating Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 8.6 · similar
- D Chemos Purple Air ΔE 8.8 · similar
- D Naggaroth Night Base ΔE 9.4 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot