Paint Equivalents

Murderous Magenta

P3 · Privateer Press Formula P3

#A91F5E · L*38.2 a*57.9 b*-1.2

The closest match to P3 Murderous Magenta in every other range, nearest first.

P3 Murderous Magenta is a dark, saturated pink-red. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Vallejo Dark Orchid, ΔE 1.7. 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

What is the closest equivalent to P3 Murderous Magenta?

Vallejo Dark Orchid is the closest equivalent to P3 Murderous Magenta in any other range, at ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Kimera Kolors Magenta (ΔE 2.0) and Green Stuff World Lollipop Magenta (ΔE 2.5).

What is the Vallejo alternative to P3 Murderous Magenta?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Dark Orchid, ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. The full P3 to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop P3 Murderous Magenta Shop Vallejo Dark Orchid Shop Vallejo Arte Deco set

Murderous Magenta equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Dark Orchid Arte Deco 85.048 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. B Magenta Premium Airbrush Color 62.007 ΔE 2.1 · very close

Full P3 → Vallejo conversion chart

Murderous Magenta equivalent in Kimera Kolors

  1. B Magenta Pure Pigments PR122 ΔE 2.0 · very close
  2. E Purple Expansion Set 1 PV 19 ΔE 12.4 · far

Murderous Magenta equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. B Lollipop Magenta Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. D Glorious Magenta Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 9.3 · similar

Full P3 → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Murderous Magenta equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. B Pink Eraser Colors 21889 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. D Fuchsia Colors 20216 ΔE 6.3 · similar

Full P3 → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Murderous Magenta equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Cailean Wine Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89506 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. C Pale Violet Red Master Series Paints Core Colors 9027 ΔE 4.6 · close

Full P3 → Reaper conversion chart

Murderous Magenta equivalent in Arteza

  1. B Pearl Magenta Acrylic Pearl Paints A221 ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. D Magenta Light Acrylic Premium Paints A401 ΔE 5.5 · similar

Full P3 → Arteza conversion chart

Murderous Magenta equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Fuchsia Scale Color Range ΔE 3.5 · very close
  2. D Purple Artist Range ΔE 5.6 · similar

Full P3 → Scale75 conversion chart

Murderous Magenta equivalent in Foundry

  1. C Deep Mauve Light Paint System 58C ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. D Shadow Pink Paint System 18B ΔE 9.5 · similar

Full P3 → Foundry conversion chart

Murderous Magenta equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. C Magenta Standard (3rd Gen) AK11067 ΔE 4.2 · close
  2. E Deep Purple Intense (3rd Gen) AK11074 ΔE 12.4 · far

Full P3 → AK Interactive conversion chart

Murderous Magenta equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. C Moonlake Coral Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 4.5 · close
  2. D Purple Alchemy Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 5.5 · similar

Full P3 → The Army Painter conversion chart

Murderous Magenta equivalent in Citadel

  1. D Pink Horror Layer ΔE 5.1 · similar
  2. D Emperor Children Layer ΔE 6.9 · similar

Full P3 → Citadel conversion chart

Murderous Magenta equivalent in Liquitex

  1. D Medium Magenta Heavy Body Acrylix 500 ΔE 5.5 · similar
  2. E Pyrrole Crimson Heavy Body Acrylix 326 ΔE 15.6 · far

Full P3 → Liquitex conversion chart

Murderous Magenta in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
FolkArt #913854 Magenta Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.0
Warcolours #BF2559 Pink 3 Layer paints ΔE 6.5
Creature #BF3C6C Magenta Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 7.4
Monument #C32C5B Rogue Hobbies Dark Hot Pink Pro Signature Series ΔE 7.8
Mr. Hobby #862544 MS Char's Pink Gundam Color Spray ΔE 7.9
Acrilex #CD2C70 Fuchsia Paints ΔE 8.2
Coat d'Arms #C6385E Warlock Purple Fantasy Range ΔE 9.6
Golden #CE3D7E Medium Magenta Heavy Body ΔE 10.5
Duncan #A03140 Emperor Red Wave 3 ΔE 10.6
Mission Models #B7478F Pearl Wild Berry ΔE 11.4
Tamiya #E5007F Clear red Lacquer Paint ΔE 11.9
Mr. Paint #6B2643 Porsche Sternrubin Neo Mr Paint - Car ΔE 12.2
Humbrol #BC4996 Magenta Acrylics - Matt ΔE 12.9
Mig #C94A5D Copper Acrylics ΔE 14.0
Revell #6B1A29 Purple Red Email Color - Silk ΔE 15.4
Turbo Dork #B44C4D Red Queen ΔE 15.4
Italeri #A71E29 Insigna Red Acrylic Paint ΔE 16.1
Tom Color #843731 Marrone Mimetico 1 ΔE 16.9

Nearest colours inside P3

  1. E Troll Tongue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 13.7 · far
  2. E Sanguine Highlight Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 14.3 · far
  3. E Ruddy Blush Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 15.8 · far
  4. E Broken Brick Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 16.5 · far
  5. E Skorne Red Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 18.6 · far
  6. E Royal Violet Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 19.2 · far

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