Paint Equivalents

Purple

Mr. Hobby · Acrysion · N39

#3C2280 · L*22.5 a*36.6 b*-48.7

The closest match to Mr. Hobby Purple in every other range, nearest first.

Mr. Hobby Purple is a very dark, vivid blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Green Stuff World Persian Violet, ΔE 1.0. 18 of the 28 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.

Purple equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. A Persian Violet ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
  2. D Imperium Blue ΔE 7.4 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Green Stuff World chart

Purple equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. B Purple Iris 21486 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. D Concord Grape 20595 ΔE 5.3 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Apple Barrel chart

Purple equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Nauseating Blue ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. C Liche Purple ΔE 4.7 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Citadel chart

Purple equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Dark Ultramarine ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. D Inktense Violet ΔE 5.0 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Scale75 chart

Purple equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Azlanti Violet 89533 ΔE 3.5 · very close
  2. C Malvernian Purple 9296 ΔE 4.6 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Reaper chart

Purple equivalent in Kimera Kolors

  1. C Violet PV23 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C Phthalo Blu (Red Shade) PB15.2 ΔE 4.3 · close

Purple equivalent in Vallejo

  1. C Ultra Blue Deep 85.060 ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. C Imperial Purple 74.025 ΔE 5.0 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Vallejo chart

Purple equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. C Alien Purple CP3019 ΔE 3.9 · close
  2. D Hive Dweller Purple ΔE 6.7 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → The Army Painter chart

Purple equivalent in FolkArt

  1. C Perfect Purple 2557 ΔE 4.4 · close
  2. D Perfect Purple 2929 ΔE 5.6 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → FolkArt chart

Purple equivalent in Golden

  1. C Ultramarine Blue 2400 ΔE 4.5 · close
  2. C Ultramarine Blue 8551 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Golden chart

Purple equivalent in Tamiya

  1. D Racing blue TS-51 ΔE 5.6 · similar
  2. D Mixing blue LP-81 ΔE 8.0 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Tamiya chart

Purple equivalent in Mission Models

  1. D Iridescent Plum Purple MMP-157 ΔE 6.0 · similar
  2. D Transparent Blue MMP-168 ΔE 7.6 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Mission Models chart

Purple in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Arteza #4E3880 Pearl Royal Purple ΔE 6.6
Warcolours #560182 Violet 4 ΔE 6.6
P3 #552A72 Beaten Purple ΔE 7.0
Foundry #1C175A Violet Shade ΔE 7.7
Revell #182F7B Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.0
Liquitex #2D2A5F Ultramarine Blue Red Shade ΔE 8.1
AK Interactive #543A7B Violet -70- ΔE 8.2
Monument #09125D Transparent Blue ΔE 8.5
Humbrol #223881 Blue ΔE 9.3
Mig #56439C Violet ΔE 9.6
Mr. Paint #6632B1 Violet Clear ΔE 10.1
Creature #081144 Blue ΔE 12.2
Coat d'Arms #3D4A90 Nauseous Blue ΔE 12.4
Duncan #34444C Oxidation Green ΔE 12.6
Italeri #1E2C4F Blue Angels Blue ΔE 12.7
Turbo Dork #495EA8 Cool Ranch ΔE 18.7

Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby

  1. A Purple ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Purple ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  3. A Purple ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  4. B Clear Violet ΔE 2.1 · very close
  5. C Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.5 · close
  6. C Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.5 · close