Royal Purple
Foundry · Foundry Paint System · 19B
#664C95 · L*38.1 a*27.5 b*-36.3
The closest match to Foundry Royal Purple in every other range, nearest first.
Foundry Royal Purple is a dark, saturated blue. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is FolkArt Royal Purple at ΔE 4.1 — close. 22 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 Foundry Royal Purple?
FolkArt Royal Purple is the closest equivalent to Foundry Royal Purple in any other range, at ΔE 4.1 — a close substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Alien Purple (ΔE 4.2) and Mr. Hobby Clear Purple (ΔE 4.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Foundry Royal Purple?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Blue Violet, ΔE 5.0 — a close substitute. The full Foundry to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Royal Purple equivalent in FolkArt
- C Royal Purple Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylics 2962 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Lavender Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2928 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Royal Purple equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Alien Purple Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Magecast Magenta Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.5 · close
Royal Purple equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C Clear Purple Mr Clear Color GX GX107 ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Metal Violet Mr Metallic Color GX GX207 ΔE 6.6 · similar
Royal Purple equivalent in Arteza
- C Mauve Pole Acrylic Premium Paints A404 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Pearl Royal Purple Acrylic Pearl Paints A209 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Royal Purple equivalent in Mission Models
- C Purple (Purple Violet) MMP-121 ΔE 4.6 · close
- E Intermediate Blue FS 35164 MMP-071 ΔE 12.8 · far
Royal Purple equivalent in Mig
- C Violet Acrylics AMIG0126 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Purple Acrylics AMIG0127 ΔE 9.6 · similar
Royal Purple equivalent in Citadel
- C Genestealer Purple Air ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Eidolon Purple Clear Air ΔE 5.3 · similar
Royal Purple equivalent in Vallejo
- C Blue Violet Model Color 70.811 ΔE 5.0 · close
- D Demon Blood Game Color Special FX 72.603 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Royal Purple equivalent in Apple Barrel
- D Petunia Purple Colors 20226 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Princess Purple Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21978E ΔE 7.2 · similar
Royal Purple equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- D Amethest Purple Fantasy Range 160 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Dark Blue Military Range 207 ΔE 7.9 · similar
Royal Purple equivalent in Scale75
- D Pastel Violet Artist Range ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Violet Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 7.6 · similar
Royal Purple equivalent in Golden
- D Light Violet Heavy Body 1568 ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Ultramarine Violet Heavy Body 1401 ΔE 9.3 · similar
Royal Purple in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK Interactive | #543A7B | Violet -70- Figures | ΔE 6.6 |
| Duncan | #78588D | Sorceror's Cloak Wave 1 | ΔE 7.0 |
| Reaper | #6660AA | Ghoul Violet Master Series Paints Pathfinder | ΔE 7.5 |
| Green Stuff World | #7A398D | Toxic Purple Chameleon Colorshift Metallic | ΔE 7.7 |
| Tamiya | #474BA0 | Purple Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 7.7 |
| Mr. Paint | #6632B1 | Violet Clear Mr Paint | ΔE 8.8 |
| Acrilex | #7468A8 | Roxo Paints | ΔE 9.4 |
| Liquitex | #8961A7 | Brilliant Purple Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #44307B | Phthalo Blu (Red Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 9.7 |
| P3 | #552A72 | Beaten Purple Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 10.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #935AAF | People Eater | ΔE 10.5 |
| Creature | #89338C | Purple Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 10.7 |
| Monument | #63306B | Purple Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 10.9 |
| Tom Color | #293EA9 | Azul Do Charlie | ΔE 11.8 |
| Humbrol | #483A5E | Gloss Purple Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 12.0 |
| Warcolours | #7906AB | Metallic Violet Metallic paints | ΔE 12.7 |
| Revell | #5B6870 | Greyish Blue Email Color - Matt | ΔE 14.4 |
| Italeri | #556B71 | Dark Gull Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 17.4 |
Nearest colours inside Foundry
- D Violet Paint System ΔE 8.6 · similar
- E Violet Light Paint System ΔE 10.9 · far
- E Confederate Grey Paint System ΔE 13.0 · far
- E Confederate Grey Shade Paint System ΔE 13.3 · far
- E Prussian Gun Mid Blue Shade Paint System ΔE 13.6 · far
- E Equipment Black Light Paint System ΔE 13.8 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot