Purple
Mr. Hobby · Acrysion / Aqueous Hobby Color / Mr Color / Mr Color Spray · SP67
#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. 20 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 colour is sold under more than one range label — what differs between those pots
What is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Purple?
Green Stuff World Persian Violet is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Purple in any other range, at ΔE 1.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Apple Barrel Purple Iris (ΔE 2.2) and Citadel Nauseating Blue (ΔE 2.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Purple?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Ultra Blue Deep, ΔE 3.8 — a close substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Hobby Purple Shop Green Stuff World Persian Violet
Purple equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Persian Violet Metallic Colors ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- D Imperium Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 7.4 · similar
Purple equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Purple Iris Colors 21486 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- D Concord Grape Colors 20595 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Purple equivalent in Citadel
- B Nauseating Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Liche Purple Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.7 · close
Purple equivalent in Scale75
- B Dark Ultramarine Artist Range ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Inktense Violet Inktensity Range ΔE 5.0 · similar
Purple equivalent in Reaper
- B Azlanti Violet Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89533 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Malvernian Purple Master Series Paints Core Colors 9296 ΔE 4.6 · close
Purple equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- C Violet Pure Pigments PV23 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Phthalo Blu (Red Shade) Pure Pigments PB15.2 ΔE 4.3 · close
Purple equivalent in Vallejo
- C Ultra Blue Deep Arte Deco 85.060 ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Imperial Purple Nocturna Models 74.025 ΔE 5.0 · close
Purple equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Alien Purple Warpaints Primer CP3019 ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Hive Dweller Purple Speedpaint Set ΔE 6.7 · similar
Purple equivalent in FolkArt
- C Perfect Purple Acrylic Colors 2557 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Perfect Purple Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2929 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Purple equivalent in Golden
- C Ultramarine Blue Fluid 2400 ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Transparent Dioxazine Purple High Flow 8556 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Purple equivalent in Tamiya
- D Racing blue Spray TS-51 ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Mixing blue Lacquer Paint LP-81 ΔE 8.0 · similar
Purple equivalent in Mission Models
- D Iridescent Plum Purple MMP-157 ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Transparent Blue MMP-168 ΔE 7.6 · similar
Purple in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arteza | #4E3880 | Pearl Royal Purple Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 6.6 |
| Warcolours | #560182 | Violet 4 Layer paints | ΔE 6.6 |
| Acrilex | #3B2E67 | Violeta Cobalto Paints | ΔE 6.9 |
| P3 | #552A72 | Beaten Purple Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.0 |
| Foundry | #1C175A | Violet Shade Paint System | ΔE 7.7 |
| Tom Color | #43135D | Roxo Puro | ΔE 7.8 |
| Revell | #182F7B | Ultramarine Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 8.0 |
| Liquitex | #2D2A5F | Ultramarine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.1 |
| AK Interactive | #543A7B | Violet -70- Figures | ΔE 8.2 |
| Monument | #09125D | Transparent Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 8.5 |
| Humbrol | #223881 | Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 9.3 |
| Mig | #56439C | Violet Acrylics | ΔE 9.6 |
| Mr. Paint | #6632B1 | Violet Clear Mr Paint | ΔE 10.1 |
| Creature | #081144 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl Transparent | ΔE 12.2 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3D4A90 | Nauseous Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 12.4 |
| Duncan | #34444C | Oxidation Green Wave 3 | ΔE 12.6 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 12.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 18.7 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- B Clear Violet Mr Clear Color GX ΔE 2.1 · very close
- C Cobalt Blue Acrysion ΔE 4.5 · close
- D MS Titans Blue 1 Mr Color Gundam Color ΔE 9.9 · similar
- E Phthalo Cyanine Blue Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 11.7 · far
- E MS Sazabi Red Gundam Color Spray ΔE 12.3 · far
- E Rlm70 Black Green Mr Color ΔE 12.6 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot