Enticing Purple
Duncan · Wave 3
#7F7A8B · L*52.2 a*5.4 b*-8.5
The closest match to Duncan Enticing Purple in every other range, nearest first.
Duncan Enticing Purple is a mid-toned, muted blue. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Apple Barrel Lilac Dust at ΔE 3.2 — very 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 Duncan Enticing Purple?
Apple Barrel Lilac Dust is the closest equivalent to Duncan Enticing Purple in any other range, at ΔE 3.2 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Scale75 Cobalt Violet Grey (ΔE 4.4) and Reaper Dark Elf Highlight (ΔE 4.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Duncan Enticing Purple?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Gunmetal (Metallic), ΔE 5.2 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full Duncan to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Duncan Enticing Purple Shop Apple Barrel Lilac Dust Shop Apple Barrel Colors set
Enticing Purple equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Lilac Dust Colors 20559 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Lavender Sachet Colors 21893 ΔE 6.2 · similar
Enticing Purple equivalent in Scale75
- C Cobalt Violet Grey Artist Range ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Pearl Grey Artist Range ΔE 5.4 · similar
Enticing Purple equivalent in Reaper
- C Dark Elf Highlight Master Series Paints Core Colors 9165 ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Gozreh Gray Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89545 ΔE 8.3 · similar
Enticing Purple equivalent in Vallejo
- D Gunmetal (Metallic) Model Air 71.072 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Cold Flesh Nocturna Models 74.014 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Enticing Purple equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- D Ice Silver Mr Metallic Color GX GX214 ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Burnt Iron Aqueous Hobby Color H76 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Enticing Purple equivalent in Mig
- D Fs 26231 (bs 638) Acrylics AMIG0205 ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Grey High Light Acrylics AMIG0910 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Enticing Purple equivalent in Citadel
- D Slaanesh Grey Dry ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Chainmail Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 8.6 · similar
Enticing Purple equivalent in The Army Painter
- D Uniform Grey Warpaints WP1118 ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Ash Grey Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 7.6 · similar
Enticing Purple equivalent in FolkArt
- D Wisteria Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2736 ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Steel Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2932 ΔE 9.4 · similar
Enticing Purple equivalent in Tamiya
- D IJN gray<br>(Maizuru Arsenal) Lacquer Paint LP-14 ΔE 7.1 · similar
- D IJN gray<br>(Kure Arsenal) Lacquer Paint LP-12 ΔE 9.4 · similar
Enticing Purple equivalent in Humbrol
- D Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss 123 ΔE 7.5 · similar
- D RAF Blue Acrylics - Matt 96 ΔE 8.8 · similar
Enticing Purple equivalent in Green Stuff World
- D Anthrax Metal Metallic Colors ΔE 7.9 · similar
- D Starship Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 8.4 · similar
Enticing Purple in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK Interactive | #6E7A90 | FS 35450 Air Superiority Blue Air | ΔE 7.9 |
| Mission Models | #6D717A | Dark Ghost Grey FS 36320 | ΔE 8.0 |
| Golden | #848589 | N5 Neutral Gray High Flow | ΔE 8.2 |
| Foundry | #8D7CA0 | Royal Purple Light Paint System | ΔE 8.3 |
| Arteza | #928E95 | Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 8.4 |
| Revell | #757A80 | Steel Email Color - Metallic | ΔE 8.4 |
| Mr. Paint | #787F87 | Gray Mr Paint | ΔE 8.6 |
| Acrilex | #978FAC | Violeta Gris Paints | ΔE 9.3 |
| Monument | #837876 | Ninjon Red Grey Pro Signature Series | ΔE 9.3 |
| P3 | #797979 | Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 9.4 |
| Warcolours | #797979 | Transparent Cool Grey Transparent paints | ΔE 9.4 |
| Tom Color | #828D9F | Dunkelgrau Dkm51 | ΔE 9.7 |
| Italeri | #74797B | Flat Ocean Grey Acrylic Paint | ΔE 10.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #757E82 | Six Shooter | ΔE 11.0 |
| Coat d'Arms | #7B74AA | Enchanted Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 11.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #788388 | Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 11.6 |
| Liquitex | #8486C3 | Light Blue Violet Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 14.3 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 20.2 |
Nearest colours inside Duncan
- D Plate Armour Wave 1 ΔE 9.7 · similar
- D Mythril Blade Wave 1 ΔE 10.0 · similar
- E Incubus Purple Wave 3 ΔE 10.5 · far
- E Wizard Grey Wave 1 ΔE 10.6 · far
- E Gravestone Blue Wave 1 ΔE 10.7 · far
- E Runic Purple Wave 1 ΔE 11.4 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot