Nightshade Purple
Reaper · Master Series Paints Core Colors · 9022
#26192D · L*11.3 a*11.2 b*-10.9
The closest match to Reaper Nightshade Purple in every other range, nearest first.
Reaper Nightshade Purple is a very dark, muted blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Vallejo Royal Purple, ΔE 1.7. 21 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 Nightshade Purple?
Vallejo Royal Purple is the closest equivalent to Reaper Nightshade Purple in any other range, at ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Purple Tone (ΔE 2.3) and Liquitex Prism Violet (ΔE 2.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Reaper Nightshade Purple?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Royal Purple, ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Reaper to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Reaper Nightshade Purple Shop Vallejo Royal Purple (Game Air) Shop Vallejo Game Air set
Nightshade Purple equivalent in Vallejo
- A Royal Purple Game Air 76.016 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- A Midnight Purple Game Color 72.116 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
Nightshade Purple equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Purple Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Broodmother Purple Warpaints Air ΔE 5.3 · similar
Nightshade Purple equivalent in Liquitex
- B Prism Violet Heavy Body Acrylix 391 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Indantherene Blue Heavy Body Acrylix 322 ΔE 3.7 · close
Nightshade Purple equivalent in FolkArt
- B Eggplant Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2930 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Red Violet Acrylic Colors 636 ΔE 5.0 · close
Nightshade Purple equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Purple Pansy Colors 21488 ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Royal Violet Colors 20594 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Nightshade Purple equivalent in Creature
- C Purple Monument Pro Acryl Transparent MPA-051 ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Dark Purple Monument Pro Acryl MPA-035 ΔE 9.8 · similar
Nightshade Purple equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Dark Violet -71- Figures AK3095 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Amethyst Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11183 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Nightshade Purple equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Sunset Violet Mr Paint MRP-157 ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Porsche Ultra Violet Mr Paint - Car MRP-C041 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Nightshade Purple equivalent in P3
- C Bad Bruise Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.8 · close
- E Royal Violet Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 12.9 · far
Nightshade Purple equivalent in Golden
- D Anthraquinone Blue Fluid 2005 ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Dioxazine Violet Deep SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6600 ΔE 5.9 · similar
Nightshade Purple equivalent in Scale75
- D Eldandil Violet Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Dark Prussian Blue Artist Range ΔE 7.9 · similar
Nightshade Purple equivalent in Warcolours
- D Purple 5 Layer paints ΔE 5.8 · similar
- E Violet 5 Layer paints ΔE 11.5 · far
Nightshade Purple in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monument | #16172B | Transparent Purple Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.4 |
| Foundry | #2C1F26 | Musket Stock Brown Shade Paint System | ΔE 6.7 |
| Mr. Hobby | #282737 | German Gray Mr Color Modulation Set | ΔE 7.2 |
| Green Stuff World | #323045 | Chancellor Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 8.3 |
| Humbrol | #2A1744 | Purple Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 8.5 |
| Citadel | #3B2B50 | Naggaroth Night Base | ΔE 8.6 |
| Duncan | #22012E | Von Evile Pimple Wave 3 | ΔE 9.4 |
| Revell | #212026 | Black Email Color - Matt | ΔE 10.0 |
| Mig | #381B20 | Dunkelgelb Shadow Acrylics | ΔE 10.4 |
| Tom Color | #26252A | Flight Deck Stain | ΔE 10.8 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3E373E | Dark Flesh Military Range | ΔE 11.6 |
| Arteza | #131318 | Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 11.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 11.6 |
| Tamiya | #02142E | Dark blue Spray | ΔE 11.8 |
| Mission Models | #33211F | Pearl Root Beer Brown | ΔE 12.0 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 12.1 |
| Acrilex | #3B2E67 | Violeta Cobalto Paints | ΔE 13.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 26.2 |
Nearest colours inside Reaper
- D Deep Twilight Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 8.9 · similar
- D Burgundy Wine Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 9.6 · similar
- D Dark Elf Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 9.8 · similar
- D Styx Purple Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 9.8 · similar
- E Redstone Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 10.0 · far
- E Regal Purple Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 10.7 · far
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