Metal Purple
Mr. Hobby · Mr Metallic Color GX · GX206
#A17C9F · L*56.6 a*20.5 b*-13.2
The closest match to Mr. Hobby Metal Purple in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby Metal Purple is a mid-toned, moderately saturated magenta. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Reaper Amethyst Purple at ΔE 3.5 — very close. 29 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
This is a metallic range, and the value above is one flat-on reading of a surface built to change with the angle. Most of the matches below have no flake in them at all. How to read a match to a metallic, and how to spot one in a list.
What is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Metal Purple?
Reaper Amethyst Purple is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Metal Purple in any other range, at ΔE 3.5 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Duncan Purple Glaze (ΔE 5.5) and Foundry Royal Purple Light (ΔE 6.1).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Metal Purple?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Lustful Purple, ΔE 7.0 — 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 Metal Purple Shop Reaper Amethyst Purple Shop Reaper Master Series Paints Core Colors set
Metal Purple equivalent in Reaper
- B Amethyst Purple Master Series Paints Core Colors 9024 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- D Drow Silver Master Series Paints Bones 9495 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Metal Purple equivalent in Duncan
- D Purple Glaze Wave 2 ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Runic Purple Wave 1 ΔE 8.1 · similar
Metal Purple equivalent in Foundry
- D Royal Purple Light Paint System 19C ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Wine Stain Red Light Paint System 17C ΔE 8.5 · similar
Metal Purple equivalent in FolkArt
- D Parisian Pink Acrylic Colors 2233 ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Purple Lilac Acrylic Colors 439 ΔE 7.5 · similar
Metal Purple equivalent in Green Stuff World
- D Lilac Purple Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Violet Hint Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 8.4 · similar
Metal Purple equivalent in Citadel
- D Carroburg Crimson Shade ΔE 6.7 · similar
- D Druchii Violet Shade ΔE 8.5 · similar
Metal Purple equivalent in Vallejo
- D Lustful Purple Game Color 72.114 ΔE 7.0 · similar
- D Purple Mecha Color 69.012 ΔE 7.4 · similar
Metal Purple equivalent in Apple Barrel
- D Lavender Sachet Colors 21893 ΔE 7.2 · similar
- D Lavender Colors 20520 ΔE 7.8 · similar
Metal Purple equivalent in AK Interactive
- D Anodized Violet Metallic (3rd Gen) AK11202 ΔE 7.3 · similar
- D Wwi German Lilac Air (3rd Gen) AK11807 ΔE 7.4 · similar
Metal Purple equivalent in Scale75
- D Amethyst Alchemy Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 7.3 · similar
- E Pastel Pink Artist Range ΔE 11.8 · far
Metal Purple equivalent in The Army Painter
- D Beholder Purple D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 7.7 · similar
- D Fey Pink Warpaints Air ΔE 7.9 · similar
Metal Purple equivalent in Acrilex
- D Violeta Paints 516 ΔE 7.8 · similar
- D Violeta Gris Paints 916 ΔE 9.7 · similar
Metal Purple in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arteza | #BC869D | Pearl Pink Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 7.9 |
| Warcolours | #987ABA | Transparent Violet Transparent paints | ΔE 8.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #CE8BAF | Syringa | ΔE 10.0 |
| Tamiya | #CC86A3 | Pearl light red Spray | ΔE 10.3 |
| Mission Models | #C79AB9 | Lilac (Chrysler 1966) | ΔE 10.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #7B74AA | Enchanted Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 12.2 |
| Liquitex | #8961A7 | Brilliant Purple Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 12.6 |
| Tom Color | #DF82AE | Rosa Cessna | ΔE 12.8 |
| P3 | #B65E77 | Troll Tongue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 13.8 |
| Humbrol | #CDA9CF | Pastel Violet Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 13.9 |
| Monument | #8E5384 | Plum Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 14.0 |
| Mr. Paint | #CA858A | Pale Roundel Red Bs 454 Mr Paint | ΔE 14.9 |
| Mig | #9154A4 | Purple Acrylics | ΔE 15.0 |
| Golden | #CE3D7E | Medium Magenta Heavy Body | ΔE 17.7 |
| Creature | #BF3C6C | Magenta Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 19.3 |
| Revell | #757A80 | Steel Email Color - Metallic | ΔE 19.5 |
| Italeri | #74797B | Flat Ocean Grey Acrylic Paint | ΔE 19.9 |
| Kimera Kolors | #788388 | Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 20.9 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- D MS Deep Green Gundam Color Spray ΔE 7.2 · similar
- E Burnt Iron Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 14.7 · far
- E White Silver Mr Metallic Color GX ΔE 15.3 · far
- E Clear Pink Mr Clear Color GX ΔE 15.6 · far
- E Ice Silver Mr Metallic Color GX ΔE 15.8 · far
- E Metal Violet Mr Metallic Color GX ΔE 15.9 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot