Paint Equivalents

Purple

Humbrol · Humbrol Acrylics - Gloss · 68

#2A1744 · L*12.7 a*20.8 b*-25.0

The closest match to Humbrol Purple in every other range, nearest first.

Humbrol Purple is a very dark, moderately saturated blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: The Army Painter Purple Tone, ΔE 1.5. 20 of the 28 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.

Purple equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Purple Tone ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. B Purple Tone WP1140 ΔE 2.4 · very close

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Purple equivalent in Golden

  1. B Prussian Blue Hue 2439 ΔE 2.0 · very close
  2. D Dioxazine Purple 2150 ΔE 5.1 · similar

Full Humbrol → Golden chart

Purple equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Shyish Purple ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. D Naggaroth Night ΔE 6.2 · similar

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Purple equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Navy Blue 85.069 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. D Purple 85.045 ΔE 6.8 · similar

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Purple equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Violet ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. B Eldandil Violet ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full Humbrol → Scale75 chart

Purple equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. C Purple Velvet 20627 ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. C Royal Violet 20594 ΔE 4.9 · close

Full Humbrol → Apple Barrel chart

Purple equivalent in FolkArt

  1. C Violet Pansy 440 ΔE 4.5 · close
  2. D Lavender 410 ΔE 5.0 · similar

Full Humbrol → FolkArt chart

Purple equivalent in Reaper

  1. C Styx Purple 9423 ΔE 4.8 · close
  2. D Malvernian Purple 9296 ΔE 7.8 · similar

Full Humbrol → Reaper chart

Purple equivalent in Creature

  1. D Dark Purple MPA-035 ΔE 5.8 · similar
  2. D Blue MPA-046 ΔE 6.8 · similar

Purple equivalent in Warcolours

  1. D Violet 5 ΔE 5.9 · similar
  2. E Blue 5 ΔE 10.3 · far

Full Humbrol → Warcolours chart

Purple equivalent in Duncan

  1. D Von Evile Pimple ΔE 6.0 · similar
  2. E Magi Purple Wash ΔE 11.3 · far

Full Humbrol → Duncan chart

Purple equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. D Liche Purple ΔE 6.3 · similar
  2. D Malefic Purple ΔE 6.5 · similar

Full Humbrol → Green Stuff World chart

Purple in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
AK Interactive #2C223D Dark Violet -71- ΔE 6.5
Liquitex #1D1F58 Ultramarine Blue Green Shade ΔE 6.7
Foundry #1C175A Violet Shade ΔE 6.8
Mr. Paint #2A2746 Porsche Ultra Violet ΔE 7.0
Revell #28285E Night Blue ΔE 7.4
Mission Models #231962 Iridescent Plum Purple ΔE 7.5
Monument #1D2347 Dark Purple ΔE 7.5
Mr. Hobby #020758 MS Titans Blue 1 ΔE 9.6
Tamiya #202A67 Mixing blue ΔE 9.9
P3 #33283A Bad Bruise ΔE 10.4
Arteza #252E6B Phthalo Blue ΔE 10.5
Italeri #1E2C4F Blue Angels Blue ΔE 10.7
Kimera Kolors #44307B Phthalo Blu (Red Shade) ΔE 11.2
Coat d'Arms #5F3E5B Super Wash Purple ΔE 15.1
Mig #333542 Dunkelgrau Base ΔE 15.6
Turbo Dork #495EA8 Cool Ranch ΔE 25.4

Nearest colours inside Humbrol

  1. E Midnight Blue ΔE 10.6 · far
  2. E Gloss Purple ΔE 10.8 · far
  3. E Midnight Blue ΔE 12.0 · far
  4. E Blue ΔE 15.0 · far
  5. E Black Satin ΔE 19.0 · far
  6. E Black Matt ΔE 19.7 · far