Piggy Purple Ink
P3 · Privateer Press Formula P3
#6E5D7E · L*42.2 a*13.8 b*-15.9
The closest match to P3 Piggy Purple Ink in every other range, nearest first.
P3 Piggy Purple Ink is a dark, moderately saturated blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: FolkArt Victorian Violet, ΔE 1.8. 25 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to P3 Piggy Purple Ink?
FolkArt Victorian Violet is the closest equivalent to P3 Piggy Purple Ink in any other range, at ΔE 1.8 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Duncan Emperor's Purple (ΔE 3.8) and Citadel Daemonette Hide (ΔE 3.9).
What is the Vallejo alternative to P3 Piggy Purple Ink?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Violet Vamp, ΔE 6.6 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full P3 to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop P3 Piggy Purple Ink Shop FolkArt Victorian Violet Shop FolkArt Acrylic Colors set
Piggy Purple Ink equivalent in FolkArt
- A Victorian Violet Acrylic Colors 6470 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- C Light Lavender Acrylic Colors 516 ΔE 3.5 · close
Piggy Purple Ink equivalent in Duncan
- C Emperor's Purple Wave 3 ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Sorceror's Cloak Wave 1 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Piggy Purple Ink equivalent in Citadel
- C Daemonette Hide Base ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Hormagaunt Purple Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 7.8 · similar
Piggy Purple Ink equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Bluebird Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Morrow Purple Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 5.9 · similar
Piggy Purple Ink equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Coven Purple Warpaints Air ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Purple Worm D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments WP1712 ΔE 6.6 · similar
Piggy Purple Ink equivalent in Arteza
- D Violet Acrylic Premium Paints A405 ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Mauve Pole Acrylic Premium Paints A404 ΔE 9.9 · similar
Piggy Purple Ink equivalent in AK Interactive
- D Wwi German Mauve Air (3rd Gen) AK11804 ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Deep Violet Intense (3rd Gen) AK11072 ΔE 6.2 · similar
Piggy Purple Ink equivalent in Vallejo
- D Violet Vamp Nocturna Models 74.030 ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Titan Blue Mecha Color 69.013 ΔE 7.8 · similar
Piggy Purple Ink equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- D Amethest Purple Fantasy Range 160 ΔE 7.1 · similar
- D Poison Purple Fantasy Range 118 ΔE 8.2 · similar
Piggy Purple Ink equivalent in Reaper
- D Imperial Purple Master Series Paints Core Colors 9023 ΔE 7.3 · similar
- D Dark Elf Skin Master Series Paints Core Colors 9164 ΔE 10.0 · similar
Piggy Purple Ink equivalent in Scale75
- D Violet Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 8.1 · similar
- E Pastel Violet Artist Range ΔE 11.0 · far
Piggy Purple Ink equivalent in Mr. Paint
- D Signal Viollet RAL 4008 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A008 ΔE 8.3 · similar
- E Burnt Metal Violet Mr Paint MRP-156 ΔE 14.5 · far
Piggy Purple Ink in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundry | #6C5461 | Soviet Winter Brown Light Paint System | ΔE 8.6 |
| Monument | #8E5384 | Plum Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 10.0 |
| Acrilex | #7468A8 | Roxo Paints | ΔE 10.2 |
| Liquitex | #8961A7 | Brilliant Purple Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 10.6 |
| Apple Barrel | #7C437A | Neon Purple Colors | ΔE 10.7 |
| Mr. Hobby | #7F5AA7 | Metal Violet Mr Metallic Color GX | ΔE 10.7 |
| Mission Models | #554F8F | Purple (Purple Violet) | ΔE 11.0 |
| Golden | #4B4069 | Ultramarine Violet Fluid | ΔE 11.0 |
| Tom Color | #60606A | Amt-12 Dark Grey | ΔE 11.7 |
| Mig | #9154A4 | Purple Acrylics | ΔE 12.2 |
| Humbrol | #677290 | RAF Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 12.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #935AAF | People Eater | ΔE 13.2 |
| Tamiya | #535760 | IJN gray<br>(Sasebo Arsenal) Lacquer Paint | ΔE 14.5 |
| Warcolours | #5F6772 | Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints | ΔE 14.8 |
| Creature | #89338C | Purple Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 15.2 |
| Revell | #5E6369 | Gunship Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 15.4 |
| Italeri | #5B5E5F | Flat Grey Green RLM. 66 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 16.8 |
| Kimera Kolors | #87217A | Purple Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 17.4 |
Nearest colours inside P3
- E Royal Violet Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 11.6 · far
- E Beaten Purple Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 16.8 · far
- E Greatcoat Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 17.0 · far
- E Blue Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 17.0 · far
- E Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 18.3 · far
- E Troll Tongue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 19.3 · far
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