Deep Violet
Liquitex · Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylix · 115
#2C0321 · L*6.4 a*24.3 b*-9.3
The closest match to Liquitex Deep Violet in every other range, nearest first.
Liquitex Deep Violet is a very dark, moderately saturated magenta. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Reaper Regal Purple, ΔE 1.9. 28 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 Liquitex Deep Violet?
Reaper Regal Purple is the closest equivalent to Liquitex Deep Violet in any other range, at ΔE 1.9 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Foundry Deep Mauve Shade (ΔE 4.0) and Golden Permanent Violet Dark (ΔE 5.8).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Liquitex Deep Violet?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Midnight Purple, ΔE 9.4 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full Liquitex to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Liquitex Deep Violet Shop Reaper Regal Purple Shop Reaper Master Series Paints Core Colors set
Deep Violet equivalent in Reaper
- A Regal Purple Master Series Paints Core Colors 9238 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- D Violet Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9237 ΔE 7.0 · similar
Deep Violet equivalent in Foundry
- C Deep Mauve Shade Paint System 58A ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Deep Maroon Shade Paint System 64A ΔE 4.4 · close
Deep Violet equivalent in Golden
- D Permanent Violet Dark Heavy Body 1253 ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D Permanent Violet Dark OPEN Acrylics 7253 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Deep Violet equivalent in FolkArt
- D Red Violet Acrylic Colors 636 ΔE 5.9 · similar
- E Maroon Acrylic Colors 415 ΔE 10.9 · far
Deep Violet equivalent in Citadel
- D Barak-Nar Burgundy Base ΔE 6.2 · similar
- D Gal Vorbak Red Air ΔE 8.6 · similar
Deep Violet equivalent in The Army Painter
- D Royal Purple Warpaints Air ΔE 6.5 · similar
- D Dry Blood Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 6.9 · similar
Deep Violet equivalent in Duncan
- D Von Evile Pimple Wave 3 ΔE 7.2 · similar
- E Amphora Red Wave 3 ΔE 13.1 · far
Deep Violet equivalent in Mr. Paint
- D Sunset Violet Mr Paint MRP-157 ΔE 7.5 · similar
- E IJNAF N0 Propeller Color Mr Paint MRP-431 ΔE 13.9 · far
Deep Violet equivalent in Scale75
- D Dark Violet Artist Range ΔE 7.7 · similar
- D Eldandil Violet Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 9.4 · similar
Deep Violet equivalent in Warcolours
- D Purple 5 Layer paints ΔE 8.1 · similar
- D Pink 5 Layer paints ΔE 8.3 · similar
Deep Violet equivalent in Apple Barrel
- D Purple Velvet Gloss™ 20627 ΔE 9.0 · similar
- E Purple Pansy Colors 21488 ΔE 11.6 · far
Deep Violet equivalent in Vallejo
- D Midnight Purple Game Color 72.116 ΔE 9.4 · similar
- D Royal Purple Model Color 70.810 ΔE 10.0 · similar
Deep Violet in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mig | #381B20 | Dunkelgelb Shadow Acrylics | ΔE 10.5 |
| Humbrol | #2A1744 | Purple Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 10.9 |
| Green Stuff World | #4F2330 | Burgundy Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 11.2 |
| AK Interactive | #2C223D | Dark Violet -71- Figures | ΔE 11.6 |
| Creature | #221B29 | Purple Monument Pro Acryl Transparent | ΔE 12.5 |
| P3 | #33283A | Bad Bruise Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 12.6 |
| Arteza | #200604 | Mars Brown Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 12.7 |
| Monument | #2E1B1B | Ben Komets Dark Burgundy Pro Signature Series | ΔE 13.5 |
| Tom Color | #43135D | Roxo Puro | ΔE 14.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #62192F | Alizarin Crimson Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 14.0 |
| Mr. Hobby | #080118 | MS Phantom Gray Mr Color Gundam Color | ΔE 14.0 |
| Mission Models | #33211F | Pearl Root Beer Brown | ΔE 15.3 |
| Italeri | #3D2624 | Pz. Schokobraun RAL 8017 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 15.3 |
| Acrilex | #683348 | Vinho Paints | ΔE 15.8 |
| Coat d'Arms | #5F3E5B | Super Wash Purple Fantasy Range - Ink Wash | ΔE 17.0 |
| Revell | #28285E | Night Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 17.6 |
| Tamiya | #3E0E02 | Hull red Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 17.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 31.9 |
Nearest colours inside Liquitex
- D Quinacridone Blue Violet Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 7.4 · similar
- D Deep Magenta Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 9.9 · similar
- E Prism Violet Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 10.6 · far
- E Indantherene Blue Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 12.3 · far
- E Muted Violet Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 13.1 · far
- E Phthalocyanine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 13.3 · far
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