Purple (Acrylic Colors)
FolkArt · Acrylic Colors · 411
#423755 · L*25.4 a*12.0 b*-16.4
The closest match to FolkArt Purple (Acrylic Colors) in every other range, nearest first.
FolkArt Purple is a dark, moderately saturated blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Mr. Paint Burnt Metal Violet, ΔE 1.9. 21 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 Purple (Acrylic Colors)?
Mr. Paint Burnt Metal Violet is the closest equivalent to FolkArt Purple (Acrylic Colors) in any other range, at ΔE 1.9 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Humbrol Gloss Purple (ΔE 2.5) and Monument Vince Venturella Royal Purple (ΔE 2.8).
What is the Vallejo alternative to FolkArt Purple (Acrylic Colors)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Oxford Blue, ΔE 3.4 — a very close substitute. The full FolkArt to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop FolkArt Purple Shop Mr. Paint Burnt Metal Violet (Mr Paint) Shop Mr. Paint Mr Paint set
Purple (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Burnt Metal Violet Mr Paint MRP-156 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Burnt Metal Violet Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A025 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Purple (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Humbrol
- B Gloss Purple Aerosol Sprays S68 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- E Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss 15 ΔE 10.0 · far
Purple (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Monument
- B Vince Venturella Royal Purple Pro Signature Series S03 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Dark Purple Pro Acrylic Paints 035 ΔE 9.4 · similar
Purple (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Vallejo
- B Oxford Blue Model Color 70.807 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- B Uniform Blue Arte Deco 85.068 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Purple (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Golden
- C Medium Violet Heavy Body 1572 ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Ultramarine Violet Fluid 2401 ΔE 4.8 · close
Purple (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Reaper
- C Nightsky Indigo Master Series Paints Bones 9422 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Dark Elf Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9163 ΔE 8.0 · similar
Purple (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Purple Vanity Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Chancellor Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.9 · similar
Purple (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Citadel
- C Naggaroth Night Base ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Hormagaunt Purple Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 6.2 · similar
Purple (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Amethyst Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11183 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D WWI German Mauve Air AK2274 ΔE 6.4 · similar
Purple (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- D Wild Grapes Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21979E ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Admiral Blue Colors 21484 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Purple (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Duncan
- D Amethyst Rayne Wave 1 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Magi Purple Wash Wave 2 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Purple (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in The Army Painter
- D Alien Purple Warpaints WP1128 ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Terrestial Titan Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 6.0 · similar
Purple in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P3 | #553D55 | Royal Violet Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.1 |
| Foundry | #473646 | Soviet Winter Brown Shade Paint System | ΔE 6.2 |
| Arteza | #343A5C | Prussian Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 6.4 |
| Liquitex | #2D2439 | Indantherene Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.1 |
| Coat d'Arms | #5D4569 | Poison Purple Fantasy Range | ΔE 7.2 |
| Acrilex | #3B2E67 | Violeta Cobalto Paints | ΔE 8.1 |
| Mr. Hobby | #252B45 | Jasdf Deep Ocean Blue Mr Color | ΔE 8.4 |
| Scale75 | #604673 | Violet Blue Scale Color Range | ΔE 8.6 |
| Revell | #28285E | Night Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 9.6 |
| Warcolours | #423B43 | Brown 5 Layer paints | ΔE 9.7 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 9.8 |
| Mig | #333542 | Dunkelgrau Base Acrylics | ΔE 9.9 |
| Tamiya | #1D2D53 | Royal blue Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 10.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #44307B | Phthalo Blu (Red Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 11.3 |
| Creature | #221B29 | Purple Monument Pro Acryl Transparent | ΔE 11.4 |
| Tom Color | #414149 | FS 36118 Gunship Grey | ΔE 11.5 |
| Mission Models | #554F8F | Purple (Purple Violet) | ΔE 13.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 19.7 |
Nearest colours inside FolkArt
- A Amethyst Metallics ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Violet Pansy Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Eggplant Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Tanzanite Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics ΔE 7.4 · similar
- D Lavender Acrylic Colors ΔE 7.9 · similar
- D Violet Pansy Acrylic Colors ΔE 8.9 · similar
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