Purple (Monument Pro Acryl Transparent)
Creature · Monument Pro Acryl Transparent · MPA-051
#221B29 · L*11.2 a*7.0 b*-8.2
The closest match to Creature Purple (Monument Pro Acryl Transparent) in every other range, nearest first.
Creature Purple is a very dark, muted blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: FolkArt Eggplant, ΔE 0.8. 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
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 Purple (Monument Pro Acryl Transparent)?
FolkArt Eggplant is the closest equivalent to Creature Purple (Monument Pro Acryl Transparent) in any other range, at ΔE 0.8 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Infantry Blue (ΔE 2.5) and The Army Painter Purple Tone (ΔE 3.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Creature Purple (Monument Pro Acryl Transparent)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Infantry Blue, ΔE 2.5 — a very close substitute. The full Creature to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Purple (Monument Pro Acryl Transparent) equivalent in FolkArt
- A Eggplant Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2930 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- C Uniform Blue Acrylic Colors 2430 ΔE 4.8 · close
Purple (Monument Pro Acryl Transparent) equivalent in Vallejo
- B Infantry Blue Model Color 70.752 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Night Blue Game Air 76.019 ΔE 3.7 · close
Purple (Monument Pro Acryl Transparent) equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Purple Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Broodmother Purple Warpaints Air ΔE 5.2 · similar
Purple (Monument Pro Acryl Transparent) equivalent in Golden
- C Dioxazine Violet Deep SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6600 ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Dioxazine Purple OPEN Acrylics 7150 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Purple (Monument Pro Acryl Transparent) equivalent in Reaper
- C Nightshade Purple Master Series Paints Core Colors 9022 ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Nightmare Black Master Series Paints Core Colors 9280 ΔE 8.2 · similar
Purple (Monument Pro Acryl Transparent) equivalent in Liquitex
- C Indigo Heavy Body Acrylix 208 ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Indantherene Blue Heavy Body Acrylix 322 ΔE 4.4 · close
Purple (Monument Pro Acryl Transparent) equivalent in Scale75
- C Dark Prussian Blue Artist Range ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Dark Brown Ochre Artist Range ΔE 6.4 · similar
Purple (Monument Pro Acryl Transparent) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Eggplant Dark Grey - Blue SU-34 Mr Paint MRP-205 ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Sunset Violet Mr Paint MRP-157 ΔE 7.9 · similar
Purple (Monument Pro Acryl Transparent) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C German Gray Mr Color Modulation Set C40 ΔE 4.7 · close
- D MS Phantom Gray Mr Color Gundam Color UG16 ΔE 6.4 · similar
Purple (Monument Pro Acryl Transparent) equivalent in Monument
- C Transparent Purple Pro Acrylic Paints 051 ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Transparent Black Pro Acrylic Paints 053 ΔE 8.3 · similar
Purple (Monument Pro Acryl Transparent) equivalent in Foundry
- D Musket Stock Brown Shade Paint System 72A ΔE 5.0 · similar
- D Prussian Blue Paint System 66B ΔE 8.6 · similar
Purple (Monument Pro Acryl Transparent) equivalent in P3
- D Bad Bruise Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.0 · similar
- D Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 9.7 · similar
Purple in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Barrel | #1E1832 | Purple Pansy Colors | ΔE 5.5 |
| Revell | #212026 | Black Email Color - Matt | ΔE 6.2 |
| AK Interactive | #2C223D | Dark Violet -71- Figures | ΔE 6.3 |
| Warcolours | #26121D | Purple 5 Layer paints | ΔE 6.7 |
| Green Stuff World | #2A2C41 | Bluegrey Dusk Acrylic Colors | ΔE 7.1 |
| Tom Color | #26252A | Flight Deck Stain | ΔE 7.2 |
| Citadel | #1A213D | Necron Abyss Foundation (discontinued) | ΔE 7.9 |
| Arteza | #131318 | Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 8.0 |
| Mig | #282B34 | RLM 66 Schwartzgrau Acrylics | ΔE 8.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 8.4 |
| Humbrol | #292526 | Black Satin Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 8.6 |
| Mission Models | #2A2B30 | Pearl Deep Black | ΔE 8.9 |
| Tamiya | #0A1423 | Dark mica blue Spray | ΔE 9.0 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3E373E | Dark Flesh Military Range | ΔE 9.7 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 11.6 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 12.4 |
| Duncan | #22012E | Von Evile Pimple Wave 3 | ΔE 12.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 24.4 |
Nearest colours inside Creature
- D Black Brown Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 8.4 · similar
- D Black Monument Pro Acryl Transparent ΔE 10.0 · similar
- E Brown Monument Pro Acryl Transparent ΔE 10.2 · far
- E Dark Blue Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 10.7 · far
- E Coal Black Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 11.4 · far
- E Dark Silver Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 11.5 · far
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