Victorian Violet
FolkArt · Acrylic Colors · 6470
#705A7E · L*41.6 a*16.3 b*-16.8
The closest match to FolkArt Victorian Violet in every other range, nearest first.
FolkArt Victorian Violet is a dark, moderately saturated blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: P3 Piggy Purple Ink, ΔE 1.8. 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
What is the closest equivalent to FolkArt Victorian Violet?
P3 Piggy Purple Ink is the closest equivalent to FolkArt Victorian Violet in any other range, at ΔE 1.8 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Duncan Emperor's Purple (ΔE 3.2) and The Army Painter Coven Purple (ΔE 3.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to FolkArt Victorian Violet?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Violet Vamp, ΔE 6.0 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full FolkArt to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop FolkArt Victorian Violet Shop P3 Piggy Purple Ink Shop P3 Privateer Press Formula P3 set
Victorian Violet equivalent in P3
- A Piggy Purple Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- E Royal Violet Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 11.0 · far
Victorian Violet equivalent in Duncan
- B Emperor's Purple Wave 3 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Sorceror's Cloak Wave 1 ΔE 4.8 · close
Victorian Violet equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Coven Purple Warpaints Air ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Purple Worm D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments WP1712 ΔE 7.2 · similar
Victorian Violet equivalent in AK Interactive
- D Deep Violet Intense (3rd Gen) AK11072 ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Wwi German Mauve Air (3rd Gen) AK11804 ΔE 6.2 · similar
Victorian Violet equivalent in Citadel
- D Daemonette Hide Base ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Hormagaunt Purple Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 7.8 · similar
Victorian Violet equivalent in Vallejo
- D Violet Vamp Nocturna Models 74.030 ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Demon Blood Game Color Special FX 72.603 ΔE 7.5 · similar
Victorian Violet equivalent in Arteza
- D Violet Acrylic Premium Paints A405 ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Mauve Pole Acrylic Premium Paints A404 ΔE 9.4 · similar
Victorian Violet equivalent in Green Stuff World
- D Morrow Purple Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Bluebird Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.1 · similar
Victorian Violet equivalent in Reaper
- D Imperial Purple Master Series Paints Core Colors 9023 ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Witchcraft Purple Master Series Paints Bones 9477 ΔE 9.1 · similar
Victorian Violet equivalent in Mr. Paint
- D Signal Viollet RAL 4008 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A008 ΔE 6.6 · similar
- E Burnt Metal Violet Mr Paint MRP-156 ΔE 14.3 · far
Victorian Violet equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- D Amethest Purple Fantasy Range 160 ΔE 6.9 · similar
- D Poison Purple Fantasy Range 118 ΔE 7.3 · similar
Victorian Violet equivalent in Scale75
- D Violet Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 7.0 · similar
- D Pastel Violet Artist Range ΔE 9.7 · similar
Victorian Violet in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monument | #8E5384 | Plum Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 8.6 |
| Foundry | #6C5461 | Soviet Winter Brown Light Paint System | ΔE 8.8 |
| Apple Barrel | #7C437A | Neon Purple Colors | ΔE 9.1 |
| Liquitex | #8961A7 | Brilliant Purple Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.9 |
| Mr. Hobby | #7F5AA7 | Metal Violet Mr Metallic Color GX | ΔE 10.0 |
| Acrilex | #7468A8 | Roxo Paints | ΔE 10.3 |
| Golden | #4B4069 | Ultramarine Violet Fluid | ΔE 10.6 |
| Mission Models | #554F8F | Purple (Purple Violet) | ΔE 10.8 |
| Mig | #9154A4 | Purple Acrylics | ΔE 11.2 |
| Humbrol | #483A5E | Gloss Purple Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 11.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #935AAF | People Eater | ΔE 12.3 |
| Tom Color | #60606A | Amt-12 Dark Grey | ΔE 13.2 |
| Creature | #89338C | Purple Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 13.7 |
| Warcolours | #6A2C51 | Purple 4 Layer paints | ΔE 15.4 |
| Tamiya | #474BA0 | Purple Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 15.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #87217A | Purple Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 15.9 |
| Revell | #583E41 | Leather Brown Email Color - Matt | ΔE 16.4 |
| Italeri | #5B5E5F | Flat Grey Green RLM. 66 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 17.7 |
Nearest colours inside FolkArt
- B Light Lavender Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.5 · very close
- D Plum Metallics ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Lavender Lace Multi-Surface Pearl Acrylics ΔE 8.6 · similar
- D Black Cherry Acrylic Colors ΔE 9.1 · similar
- E Tanzanite Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics ΔE 10.2 · far
- E Royal Purple Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylics ΔE 11.1 · far
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