Violet Shade
Foundry · Foundry Paint System · 40A
#1C175A · L*13.2 a*25.3 b*-39.4
The closest match to Foundry Violet Shade in every other range, nearest first.
Foundry Violet Shade is a very dark, saturated blue. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Purple at ΔE 1.5. 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
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 Violet Shade?
FolkArt Purple is the closest equivalent to Foundry Violet Shade in any other range, at ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mission Models Iridescent Plum Purple (ΔE 1.7) and Monument Transparent Blue (ΔE 2.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Foundry Violet Shade?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Navy Blue, ΔE 6.2 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full Foundry to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Foundry Violet Shade Shop FolkArt Purple (Watercolor Acrylic Paint™)
Violet Shade equivalent in FolkArt
- A Purple Watercolor Acrylic Paint™ 18124 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Dioxazine Violet Acrylic Colors 6363 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Violet Shade equivalent in Mission Models
- A Iridescent Plum Purple MMP-157 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- D Blue MMP-048 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Violet Shade equivalent in Monument
- B Transparent Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 046 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Dark Purple Pro Acrylic Paints 035 ΔE 7.7 · similar
Violet Shade equivalent in Liquitex
- B Ultramarine Blue Green Shade Heavy Body Acrylix 380 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Ultramarine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix 382 ΔE 5.9 · similar
Violet Shade equivalent in Citadel
- C Kantor Blue Air ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Ultramarines Blue Contrast ΔE 5.4 · similar
Violet Shade equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Malefic Purple Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Abyss Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.2 · close
Violet Shade equivalent in Scale75
- C Violet Artist Range ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Dark Ultramarine Artist Range ΔE 6.6 · similar
Violet Shade equivalent in Reaper
- C Denim Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9285 ΔE 4.3 · close
- C Void Blue Master Series Paints Bones 9417 ΔE 4.5 · close
Violet Shade equivalent in Tom Color
- C Azul TC-0007 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Roxo Puro TCUP-21 ΔE 8.3 · similar
Violet Shade equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C MS Titans Blue 1 Mr Color Gundam Color UG17 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Purple Acrysion SP67 ΔE 7.7 · similar
Violet Shade equivalent in Creature
- C Blue Monument Pro Acryl Transparent MPA-046 ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Dark Purple Monument Pro Acryl MPA-035 ΔE 7.0 · similar
Violet Shade equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Imperial Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11180 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Clear Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11214 ΔE 6.7 · similar
Violet Shade in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Army Painter | #2A1C4D | Purple Tone Warpaints Tone | ΔE 5.1 |
| Golden | #171F4D | Anthraquinone Blue OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 5.3 |
| Revell | #28285E | Night Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 5.3 |
| Tamiya | #202A67 | Mixing blue Lacquer Paint | ΔE 6.0 |
| Vallejo | #2E214F | Navy Blue Arte Deco | ΔE 6.2 |
| Warcolours | #002053 | Blue 5 Layer paints | ΔE 6.6 |
| Apple Barrel | #1B295A | Deep Purple Gloss™ | ΔE 6.8 |
| Humbrol | #2A1744 | Purple Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 6.8 |
| Arteza | #252E6B | Phthalo Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 7.0 |
| Acrilex | #3B2E67 | Violeta Cobalto Paints | ΔE 7.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #3E0F7F | Violet Pure Pigments | ΔE 8.4 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 9.2 |
| P3 | #203467 | Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 9.7 |
| Mr. Paint | #2A2746 | Porsche Ultra Violet Mr Paint - Car | ΔE 9.9 |
| Duncan | #22012E | Von Evile Pimple Wave 3 | ΔE 10.9 |
| Mig | #022334 | Crystal Black Blue Acrylics | ΔE 11.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #324669 | Royal Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 15.0 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 22.9 |
Nearest colours inside Foundry
- D Royal Purple Shade Paint System ΔE 9.1 · similar
- D Prussian Blue Light Paint System ΔE 9.1 · similar
- E Prussian Blue Paint System ΔE 10.0 · far
- E French Blue Paint System ΔE 10.4 · far
- E French Blue Shade Paint System ΔE 11.1 · far
- E Deep Blue Shade Paint System ΔE 11.2 · far
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