Dark Violet
Scale75 · Artist Range
#481A3F · L*17.8 a*27.3 b*-13.2
The closest match to Scale75 Dark Violet in every other range, nearest first.
Scale75 Dark Violet is a very dark, moderately saturated magenta. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: The Army Painter Royal Purple, ΔE 1.2. 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
What is the closest equivalent to Scale75 Dark Violet?
The Army Painter Royal Purple is the closest equivalent to Scale75 Dark Violet in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Citadel Barak-Nar Burgundy (ΔE 2.3) and Golden Permanent Violet Dark (ΔE 3.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Scale75 Dark Violet?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Royal Purple, ΔE 4.8 — a close substitute. The full Scale75 to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Scale75 Dark Violet Shop The Army Painter Royal Purple (Warpaints Air) Shop The Army Painter Warpaints Air set
Dark Violet equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Royal Purple Warpaints Air ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- D Witchbane Plum Warpaints Air ΔE 6.1 · similar
Dark Violet equivalent in Citadel
- B Barak-Nar Burgundy Base ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Gal Vorbak Red Air ΔE 3.3 · very close
Dark Violet equivalent in Golden
- B Permanent Violet Dark Fluid 2253 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Permanent Violet Dark Heavy Body 1253 ΔE 4.7 · close
Dark Violet equivalent in FolkArt
- C Juneberry Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2386 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Red Violet Acrylic Colors 636 ΔE 6.4 · similar
Dark Violet equivalent in Vallejo
- C Royal Purple Model Color 70.810 ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Hexed Lichen Game Color 72.015 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Dark Violet equivalent in Reaper
- D Violet Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9237 ΔE 5.0 · similar
- D Burgundy Wine Master Series Paints Core Colors 9025 ΔE 5.0 · similar
Dark Violet equivalent in Mr. Paint
- D Sunset Violet Mr Paint MRP-157 ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Porsche Sternrubin Neo Mr Paint - Car MRP-C040 ΔE 9.6 · similar
Dark Violet equivalent in Foundry
- D Deep Maroon Shade Paint System 64A ΔE 6.7 · similar
- D Deep Maroon Paint System 64B ΔE 7.4 · similar
Dark Violet equivalent in Apple Barrel
- D Velvet Crush Colors 21487 ΔE 6.8 · similar
- E Purple Velvet Gloss™ 20627 ΔE 10.4 · far
Dark Violet equivalent in Duncan
- D Magi Purple Wash Wave 2 ΔE 7.3 · similar
- D Enchantress Purple Wave 3 ΔE 9.0 · similar
Dark Violet equivalent in Liquitex
- D Deep Violet Heavy Body Acrylix 115 ΔE 7.7 · similar
- D Quinacridone Blue Violet Heavy Body Acrylix 118 ΔE 7.7 · similar
Dark Violet equivalent in Warcolours
- D Purple 4 Layer paints ΔE 8.1 · similar
- E Pink 5 Layer paints ΔE 10.2 · far
Dark Violet in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Stuff World | #472D5A | Nightsahde Purple Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 8.2 |
| Humbrol | #2A1744 | Purple Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 9.5 |
| Tom Color | #43135D | Roxo Puro | ΔE 9.8 |
| Monument | #63306B | Purple Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 9.9 |
| Acrilex | #65316C | Violeta Escuro Paints | ΔE 10.2 |
| Coat d'Arms | #5F3E5B | Super Wash Purple Fantasy Range - Ink Wash | ΔE 10.3 |
| AK Interactive | #2C223D | Dark Violet -71- Figures | ΔE 10.3 |
| P3 | #553D55 | Royal Violet Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 10.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #62192F | Alizarin Crimson Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 11.4 |
| Mig | #381B20 | Dunkelgelb Shadow Acrylics | ΔE 11.9 |
| Mr. Hobby | #552E34 | Hull Red Acrysion | ΔE 12.1 |
| Creature | #221B29 | Purple Monument Pro Acryl Transparent | ΔE 13.8 |
| Revell | #28285E | Night Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 14.7 |
| Mission Models | #231962 | Iridescent Plum Purple | ΔE 15.0 |
| Arteza | #4E3880 | Pearl Royal Purple Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 15.5 |
| Italeri | #3D2624 | Pz. Schokobraun RAL 8017 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 15.6 |
| Tamiya | #6A2990 | Lavender Spray | ΔE 16.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #935AAF | People Eater | ΔE 26.2 |
Nearest colours inside Scale75
- D Sunset Purple Scale Color Range ΔE 6.8 · similar
- D Eldandil Violet Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 8.5 · similar
- D Arcane Purple Instant Colors Range ΔE 9.1 · similar
- D Bloodfest Crimson Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 9.5 · similar
- E Violet Artist Range ΔE 11.6 · far
- E Inktense Violet Inktensity Range ΔE 12.4 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot