Metal Violet
Mr. Hobby · Mr Metallic Color GX · GX207
#7F5AA7 · L*45.1 a*30.9 b*-35.9
The closest match to Mr. Hobby Metal Violet in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby Metal Violet is a mid-toned, saturated blue. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Citadel Genestealer Purple at ΔE 2.1 — very close. 23 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 Violet?
Citadel Genestealer Purple is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Metal Violet in any other range, at ΔE 2.1 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Liquitex Brilliant Purple (ΔE 3.3) and Arteza Mauve Pole (ΔE 3.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Metal Violet?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Lustful Purple, ΔE 4.4 — a close substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Hobby Metal Violet Shop Citadel Genestealer Purple Shop Citadel Air set
Metal Violet equivalent in Citadel
- B Genestealer Purple Air ΔE 2.1 · very close
- C Eidolon Purple Clear Air ΔE 4.5 · close
Metal Violet equivalent in Liquitex
- B Brilliant Purple Heavy Body Acrylix 590 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- E Light Blue Violet Heavy Body Acrylix 680 ΔE 15.8 · far
Metal Violet equivalent in Arteza
- C Mauve Pole Acrylic Premium Paints A404 ΔE 3.7 · close
- E Violet Acrylic Premium Paints A405 ΔE 12.1 · far
Metal Violet equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Warlock Magenta Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Cultist Purple Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 6.7 · similar
Metal Violet equivalent in Turbo Dork
- C People Eater ΔE 4.4 · close
- E Cool Ranch ΔE 13.4 · far
Metal Violet equivalent in Vallejo
- C Lustful Purple Game Air 76.114 ΔE 4.4 · close
- C Alien Purple Game Color 72.076 ΔE 4.6 · close
Metal Violet equivalent in Mig
- C Purple Acrylics AMIG0127 ΔE 4.8 · close
- E Violet Acrylics AMIG0126 ΔE 10.5 · far
Metal Violet equivalent in Green Stuff World
- D Vicious Purple Wash Ink ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Sacra Purple Intensity Ink ΔE 5.6 · similar
Metal Violet equivalent in Duncan
- D Sorceror's Cloak Wave 1 ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Spectral Purple Wave 3 ΔE 7.9 · similar
Metal Violet equivalent in Scale75
- D Pastel Violet Artist Range ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Braineater Azure Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 9.4 · similar
Metal Violet equivalent in Acrilex
- D Roxo Paints 918 ΔE 6.1 · similar
- E Violeta Paints 516 ΔE 10.6 · far
Metal Violet equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- D Amethest Purple Fantasy Range 160 ΔE 6.5 · similar
- D Enchanted Blue Fantasy Range 127 ΔE 9.7 · similar
Metal Violet in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundry | #664C95 | Royal Purple Paint System | ΔE 6.6 |
| Reaper | #6660AA | Ghoul Violet Master Series Paints Pathfinder | ΔE 7.0 |
| AK Interactive | #886DA4 | Blue Violet Standard (3rd Gen) | ΔE 7.2 |
| Golden | #625BA9 | Light Violet Heavy Body | ΔE 7.3 |
| Mr. Paint | #7E4E82 | Signal Viollet RAL 4008 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | ΔE 8.6 |
| Apple Barrel | #7E73AB | Lilac Mist Colors | ΔE 9.0 |
| FolkArt | #82709A | Lavender Lace Multi-Surface Pearl Acrylics | ΔE 9.7 |
| Mission Models | #554F8F | Purple (Purple Violet) | ΔE 9.8 |
| Monument | #8E5384 | Plum Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 10.2 |
| P3 | #6E5D7E | Piggy Purple Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 10.7 |
| Creature | #89338C | Purple Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 11.2 |
| Warcolours | #987ABA | Transparent Violet Transparent paints | ΔE 11.5 |
| Tamiya | #474BA0 | Purple Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 12.4 |
| Humbrol | #677290 | RAF Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 13.5 |
| Revell | #5B6870 | Greyish Blue Email Color - Matt | ΔE 13.8 |
| Tom Color | #62737D | Ana 608 Intermed. Blue | ΔE 13.9 |
| Kimera Kolors | #87217A | Purple Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 15.3 |
| Italeri | #71787B | Medium Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 16.4 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- D Clear Purple Mr Clear Color GX ΔE 8.5 · similar
- E Gray Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 13.9 · far
- E Neutral Gray Acrysion ΔE 13.9 · far
- E Japanese Navalrsenal Color Kure Mr Color Spray ΔE 14.9 · far
- E Ocean Gray Mr Color ΔE 15.3 · far
- E Intermediate Blue Fs35164 Mr Color ΔE 15.3 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot