Clear Violet
Mr. Hobby · Mr Clear Color GX · GX108
#45258A · L*25.0 a*39.5 b*-50.9
The closest match to Mr. Hobby Clear Violet in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby Clear Violet is a dark, vivid blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Green Stuff World Persian Violet, ΔE 1.7. 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 Violet?
Green Stuff World Persian Violet is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Clear Violet in any other range, at ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Reaper Azlanti Violet (ΔE 2.2) and Citadel Nauseating Blue (ΔE 3.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Clear Violet?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Imperial Purple, ΔE 4.7 — a close substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Hobby Clear Violet Shop Green Stuff World Persian Violet
Clear Violet equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Persian Violet Metallic Colors ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- D Imperium Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 8.1 · similar
Clear Violet equivalent in Reaper
- B Azlanti Violet Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89533 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- D Gem Purple Master Series Paints Bones 9473 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Clear Violet equivalent in Citadel
- B Nauseating Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Liche Purple Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 5.0 · similar
Clear Violet equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Purple Iris Colors 21486 ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Princess Purple Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21978E ΔE 5.4 · similar
Clear Violet equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Alien Purple Warpaints Primer CP3019 ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Diabolic Plum Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 6.8 · similar
Clear Violet equivalent in FolkArt
- C Perfect Purple Acrylic Colors 2557 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Perfect Purple Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2929 ΔE 7.5 · similar
Clear Violet equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- C Violet Pure Pigments PV23 ΔE 4.4 · close
- C Phthalo Blu (Red Shade) Pure Pigments PB15.2 ΔE 4.4 · close
Clear Violet equivalent in Scale75
- C Dark Ultramarine Artist Range ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Inktense Violet Inktensity Range ΔE 5.6 · similar
Clear Violet equivalent in Vallejo
- C Imperial Purple Nocturna Models 74.025 ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Ultra Blue Deep Arte Deco 85.060 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Clear Violet equivalent in Arteza
- D Pearl Royal Purple Acrylic Pearl Paints A209 ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Ultramarine Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A503 ΔE 7.8 · similar
Clear Violet equivalent in Golden
- D Ultramarine Blue Fluid 2400 ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Transparent Dioxazine Purple High Flow 8556 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Clear Violet equivalent in Warcolours
- D Violet 4 Layer paints ΔE 6.2 · similar
- D Metallic Violet Metallic paints ΔE 9.7 · similar
Clear Violet in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P3 | #552A72 | Beaten Purple Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.8 |
| Tamiya | #6A2990 | Lavender Spray | ΔE 7.1 |
| AK Interactive | #543A7B | Violet -70- Figures | ΔE 7.7 |
| Acrilex | #3B2E67 | Violeta Cobalto Paints | ΔE 7.9 |
| Mr. Paint | #6632B1 | Violet Clear Mr Paint | ΔE 8.0 |
| Mission Models | #231962 | Iridescent Plum Purple | ΔE 8.1 |
| Mig | #56439C | Violet Acrylics | ΔE 8.2 |
| Tom Color | #43135D | Roxo Puro | ΔE 8.8 |
| Revell | #182F7B | Ultramarine Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 9.0 |
| Liquitex | #2D2A5F | Ultramarine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.5 |
| Foundry | #45135A | Royal Purple Shade Paint System | ΔE 9.6 |
| Humbrol | #223881 | Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 9.8 |
| Monument | #09125D | Transparent Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 10.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3D4A90 | Nauseous Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 12.0 |
| Duncan | #34444C | Oxidation Green Wave 3 | ΔE 12.1 |
| Creature | #0D3366 | Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 13.7 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 14.0 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 17.8 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- B Purple Acrysion ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D Cobalt Blue Acrysion ΔE 5.5 · similar
- E Clear Purple Mr Clear Color GX ΔE 11.6 · far
- E MS Titans Blue 1 Mr Color Gundam Color ΔE 11.8 · far
- E MS Sazabi Red Gundam Color Spray ΔE 12.3 · far
- E Gray Fs36081 Mr Color ΔE 12.9 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot