Clear Purple
Mr. Hobby · Mr Clear Color GX · GX107
#5B4EA3 · L*38.4 a*27.3 b*-44.4
The closest match to Mr. Hobby Clear Purple in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby Clear Purple is a dark, saturated blue. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is The Army Painter Alien Purple at ΔE 2.1 — very close. 21 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 Mr. Hobby Clear Purple?
The Army Painter Alien Purple is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Clear Purple in any other range, at ΔE 2.1 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Mig Violet (ΔE 3.4) and Tamiya Purple (ΔE 4.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Clear Purple?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Ultramarine Blue, ΔE 7.1 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Hobby Clear Purple Shop The Army Painter Alien Purple (Warpaints Fanatic) Shop The Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic set
Clear Purple equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Alien Purple Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Periwinkle Purple Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Clear Purple equivalent in Mig
- B Violet Acrylics AMIG0126 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- E Medium Blue Acrylics AMIG0103 ΔE 10.2 · far
Clear Purple equivalent in Tamiya
- C Purple Acrylics Mini Gloss X-16 ΔE 4.0 · close
- E Gray violet Aircraft Spray AS-4 ΔE 11.0 · far
Clear Purple equivalent in Mission Models
- C Purple (Purple Violet) MMP-121 ΔE 4.0 · close
- E Pearl Deep Blue MMP-147 ΔE 10.2 · far
Clear Purple equivalent in Golden
- C Light Violet Heavy Body 1568 ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Ultramarine Blue OPEN Acrylics 7400 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Clear Purple equivalent in Foundry
- C Royal Purple Paint System 19B ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Violet Paint System 40B ΔE 7.3 · similar
Clear Purple equivalent in FolkArt
- C Lavender Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2928 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Dioxazine Purple Pure™ Artist Pigment 6393 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Clear Purple equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Petunia Purple Colors 20226 ΔE 5.0 · close
- D Cobalt Hue Gloss™ 21362 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Clear Purple equivalent in Scale75
- C Oxford Blue Artist Range ΔE 5.0 · close
- D Tesla Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 5.6 · similar
Clear Purple equivalent in Arteza
- D Mauve Pole Acrylic Premium Paints A404 ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Pearl Royal Purple Acrylic Pearl Paints A209 ΔE 8.2 · similar
Clear Purple equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- D Dark Blue Military Range 207 ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Nauseous Blue Fantasy Range 162 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Clear Purple equivalent in Reaper
- D Ghoul Violet Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89532 ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Sunset Purple Master Series Paints Core Colors 9267 ΔE 6.9 · similar
Clear Purple in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel | #7658A5 | Genestealer Purple Air | ΔE 6.5 |
| Acrilex | #384798 | Azul Intenso Paints | ΔE 6.7 |
| Vallejo | #4C5990 | Ultramarine Blue Hobby Paint | ΔE 7.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 7.9 |
| Mr. Paint | #6632B1 | Violet Clear Mr Paint | ΔE 8.3 |
| Tom Color | #293EA9 | Azul Do Charlie | ΔE 8.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2E4993 | Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 8.7 |
| AK Interactive | #543A7B | Violet -70- Figures | ΔE 8.8 |
| P3 | #3B5BA1 | Blue Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 9.5 |
| Monument | #3D5EAB | Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine Pro Signature Series | ΔE 9.7 |
| Warcolours | #0043AC | Blue 4 Layer paints | ΔE 10.4 |
| Duncan | #78588D | Sorceror's Cloak Wave 1 | ΔE 10.5 |
| Green Stuff World | #7A398D | Toxic Purple Chameleon Colorshift Metallic | ΔE 11.1 |
| Humbrol | #223881 | Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 11.2 |
| Liquitex | #8961A7 | Brilliant Purple Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 11.6 |
| Creature | #105AC4 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 12.1 |
| Revell | #01448A | Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 13.1 |
| Italeri | #0058A9 | Medium Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 13.7 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- D Metal Violet Mr Metallic Color GX ΔE 8.5 · similar
- E Bright Blue Acrysion ΔE 11.5 · far
- E Character Blue Mr Color ΔE 11.5 · far
- E MS Sazabi Red Gundam Color Spray ΔE 11.6 · far
- E Gray Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 11.6 · far
- E Neutral Gray Acrysion ΔE 11.6 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot