Beaten Purple
P3 · Privateer Press Formula P3
#552A72 · L*26.2 a*33.8 b*-33.8
The closest match to P3 Beaten Purple in every other range, nearest first.
P3 Beaten Purple is a dark, saturated blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: The Army Painter Diabolic Plum, ΔE 0.8. 22 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 P3 Beaten Purple?
The Army Painter Diabolic Plum is the closest equivalent to P3 Beaten Purple in any other range, at ΔE 0.8 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Citadel Imperial Purple (ΔE 2.6) and Vallejo Imperial Purple (ΔE 2.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to P3 Beaten Purple?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Imperial Purple, ΔE 2.7 — a very close substitute. The full P3 to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop P3 Beaten Purple Shop The Army Painter Diabolic Plum Shop The Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic set
Beaten Purple equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Diabolic Plum Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- C Alien Purple Warpaints Primer CP3019 ΔE 3.7 · close
Beaten Purple equivalent in Citadel
- B Imperial Purple Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Chemos Purple Air ΔE 4.3 · close
Beaten Purple equivalent in Vallejo
- B Imperial Purple Nocturna Models 74.025 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Purple Hex Nocturna Models 74.026 ΔE 4.4 · close
Beaten Purple equivalent in Reaper
- B Gem Purple Master Series Paints Bones 9473 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Clear Purple Master Series Paints Core Colors 9099 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Beaten Purple equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Princess Purple Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21978E ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Grape Freeze Gloss™ 20288E ΔE 6.3 · similar
Beaten Purple equivalent in Scale75
- C Inktense Violet Inktensity Range ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Dark Ultramarine Artist Range ΔE 8.2 · similar
Beaten Purple equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Violet -70- Figures AK3094 ΔE 4.8 · close
- E Amethyst Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11183 ΔE 12.2 · far
Beaten Purple equivalent in Monument
- C Purple Pro Acrylic Paints 010 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Vince Venturella Royal Purple Pro Signature Series S03 ΔE 10.0 · similar
Beaten Purple equivalent in Acrilex
- D Violeta Escuro Paints 917 ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Violeta Cobalto Paints 540 ΔE 6.6 · similar
Beaten Purple equivalent in Green Stuff World
- D Liche Purple Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Persian Violet Metallic Colors ΔE 6.1 · similar
Beaten Purple equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- D Phthalo Blu (Red Shade) Pure Pigments PB15.2 ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Violet Pure Pigments PV23 ΔE 8.2 · similar
Beaten Purple equivalent in Arteza
- D Pearl Royal Purple Acrylic Pearl Paints A209 ΔE 5.4 · similar
- E Phthalo Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A504 ΔE 11.3 · far
Beaten Purple in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamiya | #6A2990 | Lavender Spray | ΔE 6.0 |
| FolkArt | #453281 | Perfect Purple Acrylic Colors | ΔE 6.0 |
| Tom Color | #43135D | Roxo Puro | ΔE 6.1 |
| Foundry | #45135A | Royal Purple Shade Paint System | ΔE 6.2 |
| Mr. Hobby | #45258A | Clear Violet Mr Clear Color GX | ΔE 6.8 |
| Duncan | #593662 | Enchantress Purple Wave 3 | ΔE 6.8 |
| Warcolours | #560182 | Violet 4 Layer paints | ΔE 7.3 |
| Golden | #3E397B | Ultramarine Violet Heavy Body | ΔE 8.4 |
| Humbrol | #483A5E | Gloss Purple Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 9.4 |
| Liquitex | #2D2A5F | Ultramarine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.5 |
| Mig | #56439C | Violet Acrylics | ΔE 9.9 |
| Mission Models | #231962 | Iridescent Plum Purple | ΔE 10.0 |
| Revell | #28285E | Night Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 10.2 |
| Coat d'Arms | #5D4569 | Poison Purple Fantasy Range | ΔE 10.4 |
| Mr. Paint | #6632B1 | Violet Clear Mr Paint | ΔE 10.7 |
| Creature | #89338C | Purple Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 10.8 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 14.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #935AAF | People Eater | ΔE 18.3 |
Nearest colours inside P3
- E Royal Violet Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 12.7 · far
- E Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 14.0 · far
- E Bad Bruise Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 15.7 · far
- E Piggy Purple Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 16.8 · far
- E Greatcoat Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 17.4 · far
- E Gravedigger Denim Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 17.7 · far
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