Perfect Purple (Acrylic Colors)
FolkArt · Acrylic Colors · 2557
#453281 · L*27.1 a*29.2 b*-41.9
The closest match to FolkArt Perfect Purple (Acrylic Colors) in every other range, nearest first.
FolkArt Perfect Purple is a dark, saturated blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Kimera Kolors Phthalo Blu (Red Shade), ΔE 1.1. 18 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 FolkArt Perfect Purple (Acrylic Colors)?
Kimera Kolors Phthalo Blu (Red Shade) is the closest equivalent to FolkArt Perfect Purple (Acrylic Colors) in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Citadel Nauseating Blue (ΔE 2.3) and Arteza Pearl Royal Purple (ΔE 2.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to FolkArt Perfect Purple (Acrylic Colors)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Imperial Purple, ΔE 3.3 — a very close substitute. The full FolkArt to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop FolkArt Perfect Purple Shop Kimera Kolors Phthalo Blu (Red Shade)
Perfect Purple (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- A Phthalo Blu (Red Shade) Pure Pigments PB15.2 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- D Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) Pure Pigments PB15.4 ΔE 7.4 · similar
Perfect Purple (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Citadel
- B Nauseating Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Imperial Purple Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.3 · close
Perfect Purple (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Arteza
- B Pearl Royal Purple Acrylic Pearl Paints A209 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Phthalo Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A504 ΔE 6.9 · similar
Perfect Purple (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Reaper
- B Azlanti Violet Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89533 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Gem Purple Master Series Paints Bones 9473 ΔE 4.6 · close
Perfect Purple (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Alien Purple Warpaints Primer CP3019 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Diabolic Plum Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 5.7 · similar
Perfect Purple (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Vallejo
- B Imperial Purple Nocturna Models 74.025 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C True Violet Arte Deco 85.050 ΔE 4.1 · close
Perfect Purple (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Golden
- C Ultramarine Violet Heavy Body 1401 ΔE 3.5 · close
- D Blue Violet SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6605 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Perfect Purple (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Purple Iris Colors 21486 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Princess Purple Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21978E ΔE 3.8 · close
Perfect Purple (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Persian Violet Metallic Colors ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Ultramar Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.3 · similar
Perfect Purple (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Scale75
- C Dark Ultramarine Artist Range ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Airnrhod Blue Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 4.4 · close
Perfect Purple (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C Clear Violet Mr Clear Color GX GX108 ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Purple Acrysion SP67 ΔE 4.4 · close
Perfect Purple (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Violet -70- Figures AK3094 ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Ultramarine Standard (3rd Gen) AK11179 ΔE 7.8 · similar
Perfect Purple in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acrilex | #3B2E67 | Violeta Cobalto Paints | ΔE 5.1 |
| P3 | #552A72 | Beaten Purple Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.0 |
| Mig | #56439C | Violet Acrylics | ΔE 6.2 |
| Liquitex | #2D2A5F | Ultramarine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.2 |
| Revell | #182F7B | Ultramarine Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 7.5 |
| Humbrol | #223881 | Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 7.5 |
| Tamiya | #202A67 | Mixing blue Lacquer Paint | ΔE 7.6 |
| Mission Models | #231962 | Iridescent Plum Purple | ΔE 8.4 |
| Foundry | #434A81 | Violet Paint System | ΔE 8.6 |
| Tom Color | #293EA9 | Azul Do Charlie | ΔE 8.8 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3D4A90 | Nauseous Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 8.9 |
| Mr. Paint | #6632B1 | Violet Clear Mr Paint | ΔE 9.1 |
| Warcolours | #560182 | Violet 4 Layer paints | ΔE 9.4 |
| Duncan | #524169 | Amethyst Rayne Wave 1 | ΔE 9.9 |
| Monument | #63306B | Purple Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 10.2 |
| Creature | #0D3366 | Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 11.4 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 11.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 15.2 |
Nearest colours inside FolkArt
- C Dioxazine Purple Pure™ Artist Pigment ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Royal Purple Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylics ΔE 6.3 · similar
- D Perfect Purple Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Lavender Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics ΔE 7.3 · similar
- D Lavender Acrylic Colors ΔE 7.8 · similar
- D Tanzanite Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics ΔE 8.4 · similar
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