Imperial Purple
Reaper · Master Series Paints Core Colors · 9023
#634871 · L*35.0 a*19.8 b*-19.2
The closest match to Reaper Imperial Purple in every other range, nearest first.
Reaper Imperial Purple is a dark, moderately saturated blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Scale75 Violet Blue, ΔE 1.5. 23 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 Reaper Imperial Purple?
Scale75 Violet Blue is the closest equivalent to Reaper Imperial Purple in any other range, at ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Coat d'Arms Poison Purple (ΔE 2.1) and Vallejo Violet Vamp (ΔE 3.6).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Reaper Imperial Purple?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Violet Vamp, ΔE 3.6 — a close substitute. The full Reaper to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Reaper Imperial Purple Shop Scale75 Violet Blue Shop Scale75 Scale Color Range set
Imperial Purple equivalent in Scale75
- A Violet Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- D Pastel Violet Artist Range ΔE 9.1 · similar
Imperial Purple equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- B Poison Purple Fantasy Range 118 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D Super Wash Purple Fantasy Range - Ink Wash 174 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Imperial Purple equivalent in Vallejo
- C Violet Vamp Nocturna Models 74.030 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Demon Blood Game Color Special FX 72.603 ΔE 3.7 · close
Imperial Purple equivalent in Duncan
- C Amethyst Rayne Wave 1 ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Enchantress Purple Wave 3 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Imperial Purple equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Wild Grapes Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21979E ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Neon Purple Colors 20493 ΔE 6.7 · similar
Imperial Purple equivalent in FolkArt
- C Plum Metallics 668 ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Victorian Violet Acrylic Colors 6470 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Imperial Purple equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Orchid Purple Metallic Colors ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Phantom Violet Acrylic Colors ΔE 8.9 · similar
Imperial Purple equivalent in Citadel
- D Hormagaunt Purple Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 5.0 · similar
- D Chemos Purple Air ΔE 7.3 · similar
Imperial Purple equivalent in Arteza
- D Violet Acrylic Premium Paints A405 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Pearl Royal Purple Acrylic Pearl Paints A209 ΔE 9.8 · similar
Imperial Purple equivalent in The Army Painter
- D Hive Dweller Purple Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Violet Volt Warpaints Air ΔE 7.1 · similar
Imperial Purple equivalent in Golden
- D Ultramarine Violet Fluid 2401 ΔE 6.2 · similar
- D Red Violet SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6595 ΔE 7.4 · similar
Imperial Purple equivalent in Mr. Paint
- D Signal Viollet RAL 4008 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A008 ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Burnt Metal Violet Mr Paint MRP-156 ΔE 9.8 · similar
Imperial Purple in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK Interactive | #74536E | Deep Violet Intense (3rd Gen) | ΔE 6.7 |
| Humbrol | #483A5E | Gloss Purple Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 6.9 |
| P3 | #553D55 | Royal Violet Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.0 |
| Acrilex | #65316C | Violeta Escuro Paints | ΔE 7.4 |
| Monument | #63306B | Purple Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 7.6 |
| Foundry | #664C95 | Royal Purple Paint System | ΔE 8.6 |
| Mission Models | #554F8F | Purple (Purple Violet) | ΔE 9.7 |
| Warcolours | #6A2C51 | Purple 4 Layer paints | ΔE 11.1 |
| Creature | #89338C | Purple Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 11.4 |
| Kimera Kolors | #44307B | Phthalo Blu (Red Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 11.9 |
| Mr. Hobby | #7F5AA7 | Metal Violet Mr Metallic Color GX | ΔE 11.9 |
| Mig | #56439C | Violet Acrylics | ΔE 12.0 |
| Tamiya | #6A2990 | Lavender Spray | ΔE 12.4 |
| Liquitex | #8961A7 | Brilliant Purple Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 13.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #935AAF | People Eater | ΔE 14.6 |
| Revell | #583E41 | Leather Brown Email Color - Matt | ΔE 14.9 |
| Tom Color | #43135D | Roxo Puro | ΔE 15.1 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 17.1 |
Nearest colours inside Reaper
- D Runic Purple Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 8.0 · similar
- D Witchcraft Purple Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 9.6 · similar
- D Nightsky Indigo Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 9.6 · similar
- E Seugathi Purple Master Series Paints Pathfinder ΔE 10.7 · far
- E Gem Purple Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 11.6 · far
- E Pharasma Purple Master Series Paints Pathfinder ΔE 12.0 · far
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