Dark Purple
Creature · Monument Pro Acryl · MPA-035
#0F0C37 · L*5.8 a*16.3 b*-27.1
The closest match to Creature Dark Purple in every other range, nearest first.
Creature Dark Purple is a very dark, moderately saturated blue. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Apple Barrel Purple Velvet at ΔE 4.7 — close. 27 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to Creature Dark Purple?
Apple Barrel Purple Velvet is the closest equivalent to Creature Dark Purple in any other range, at ΔE 4.7 — a close substitute. Next nearest: Green Stuff World Malefic Purple (ΔE 4.8) and Golden Prussian Blue Hue (ΔE 4.8).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Creature Dark Purple?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Navy Blue, ΔE 7.2 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full Creature to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Creature Dark Purple Shop Apple Barrel Purple Velvet Shop Apple Barrel Gloss™ set
Dark Purple equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Purple Velvet Gloss™ 20627 ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Purple Pansy Colors 21488 ΔE 6.6 · similar
Dark Purple equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Malefic Purple Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Abyss Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.0 · similar
Dark Purple equivalent in Golden
- C Prussian Blue Hue Fluid 2439 ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Anthraquinone Blue OPEN Acrylics 7005 ΔE 5.9 · similar
Dark Purple equivalent in Citadel
- D Ultramarines Blue Contrast ΔE 5.0 · similar
- D Kantor Blue Air ΔE 5.4 · similar
Dark Purple equivalent in FolkArt
- D Violet Pansy Acrylic Colors 440 ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Violet Shimmer Metallics 99231 ΔE 6.8 · similar
Dark Purple equivalent in Humbrol
- D Purple Acrylics - Gloss 68 ΔE 5.8 · similar
- E Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss 15 ΔE 11.0 · far
Dark Purple equivalent in The Army Painter
- D Purple Tone Quickshade Washes Set ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D Purple Tone Warpaints Tone WP1140 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Dark Purple equivalent in Reaper
- D Styx Purple Master Series Paints Bones 9423 ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Deep Twilight Master Series Paints Core Colors 9265 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Dark Purple equivalent in Scale75
- D Deep Ocean Warfront Range ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Violet Artist Range ΔE 6.4 · similar
Dark Purple equivalent in Tom Color
- D Azul Oceano TCUP-19 ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Raf Insignia Blue TC-0115 ΔE 8.9 · similar
Dark Purple equivalent in AK Interactive
- D Imperial Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11180 ΔE 6.7 · similar
- D Dark Violet -71- Figures AK3095 ΔE 8.9 · similar
Dark Purple equivalent in Liquitex
- D Ultramarine Blue Green Shade Heavy Body Acrylix 380 ΔE 6.9 · similar
- D Phthalocyanine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix 314 ΔE 7.4 · similar
Dark Purple in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monument | #1D2347 | Dark Purple Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 7.0 |
| Foundry | #1C175A | Violet Shade Paint System | ΔE 7.0 |
| Vallejo | #2E214F | Navy Blue Arte Deco | ΔE 7.2 |
| Duncan | #22012E | Von Evile Pimple Wave 3 | ΔE 7.4 |
| Warcolours | #250038 | Violet 5 Layer paints | ΔE 7.6 |
| Tamiya | #02142E | Dark blue Spray | ΔE 7.8 |
| Mr. Hobby | #020758 | MS Titans Blue 1 Mr Color Gundam Color | ΔE 8.2 |
| Mission Models | #002059 | Blue | ΔE 8.5 |
| Mr. Paint | #2A2746 | Porsche Ultra Violet Mr Paint - Car | ΔE 8.7 |
| Revell | #28285E | Night Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 9.0 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 10.3 |
| Arteza | #252E6B | Phthalo Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 11.6 |
| Acrilex | #3B2E67 | Violeta Cobalto Paints | ΔE 11.7 |
| P3 | #33283A | Bad Bruise Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 12.8 |
| Kimera Kolors | #203479 | Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 14.5 |
| Mig | #022334 | Crystal Black Blue Acrylics | ΔE 15.2 |
| Coat d'Arms | #324669 | Royal Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 18.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 27.6 |
Nearest colours inside Creature
- B Blue Monument Pro Acryl Transparent ΔE 3.2 · very close
- E Purple Monument Pro Acryl Transparent ΔE 11.8 · far
- E Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 14.0 · far
- E Dark Blue Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 14.6 · far
- E Dark Silver Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 17.2 · far
- E Black Monument Pro Acryl Transparent ΔE 18.3 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot