Violet Grey
Scale75 · Artist Range
#72727C · L*48.3 a*2.1 b*-5.5
The closest match to Scale75 Violet Grey in every other range, nearest first.
Scale75 Violet Grey is a mid-toned, muted blue. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mig Fs 26231 (bs 638) at ΔE 1.3. 18 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 Violet Grey?
Mig Fs 26231 (bs 638) is the closest equivalent to Scale75 Violet Grey in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Uniform Grey (ΔE 1.6) and Humbrol Extra Dark Sea Grey (ΔE 2.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Scale75 Violet Grey?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Sea Grey, ΔE 3.6 — a close substitute. The full Scale75 to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Scale75 Violet Grey Shop Mig Fs 26231 (bs 638) Shop Mig Acrylics set
Violet Grey equivalent in Mig
- A Fs 26231 (bs 638) Acrylics AMIG0205 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- B Dunkelgrau Light Base Acrylics AMIG0909 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Violet Grey equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Uniform Grey Warpaints WP1118 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Uniform Grey Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.8 · very close
Violet Grey equivalent in Humbrol
- B Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss 123 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- D RAF Blue Acrylics - Matt 96 ΔE 8.3 · similar
Violet Grey equivalent in Mission Models
- B Dark Ghost Grey FS 36320 MMP-074 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Duraluminum MMM-005 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Violet Grey equivalent in Vallejo
- C Sea Grey Model Air 71.049 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Ocean Gray Model Air 71.273 ΔE 4.1 · close
Violet Grey equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Misty White Colors 20782 ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Lilac Dust Colors 20559 ΔE 6.2 · similar
Violet Grey equivalent in FolkArt
- C Steel Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2932 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Classic French Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics Classic French Gray ΔE 5.3 · similar
Violet Grey equivalent in Tom Color
- C Bs381c:638 Grey TC-0143 ΔE 4.5 · close
- D FS 36176 TC-0021 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Violet Grey equivalent in Revell
- C Steel Email Color - Metallic ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Mouse Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 7.2 · similar
Violet Grey equivalent in Reaper
- C Gozreh Gray Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89545 ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Cloudy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9089 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Violet Grey equivalent in Tamiya
- C Metallic gray Lacquer Paint LP-61 ΔE 4.9 · close
- C IJN gray<br>(Yokosuka Arsenal) Lacquer Paint LP-15 ΔE 5.0 · close
Violet Grey equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Raf Ocean Grey – 10ml Real Colors - WWII RC288 ΔE 5.0 · close
- C Raf Dark Sea Grey Bs381c/638 Air (3rd Gen) AK11851 ΔE 5.0 · close
Violet Grey in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel | #66656E | Warpfiend Grey Layer | ΔE 5.0 |
| Duncan | #6A696C | Incubus Purple Wave 3 | ΔE 5.1 |
| Mr. Hobby | #6E7173 | Gray Fs36270 Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 5.3 |
| Warcolours | #747474 | Metallic Pewter Metallic paints | ΔE 5.6 |
| Mr. Paint | #656F79 | Dark Camouflge Grey Bs629 Mr Paint | ΔE 5.6 |
| Foundry | #7A7B7D | Slate Grey Light Paint System | ΔE 5.6 |
| Green Stuff World | #7B7E83 | Anthrax Metal Metallic Colors | ΔE 5.6 |
| P3 | #797979 | Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.1 |
| Italeri | #74797B | Flat Ocean Grey Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.3 |
| Golden | #6F6B6A | N5 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 6.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #757E82 | Six Shooter | ΔE 7.6 |
| Monument | #837876 | Ninjon Red Grey Pro Signature Series | ΔE 8.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #788388 | Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 9.0 |
| Coat d'Arms | #616F6F | Field Blue World War II Range | ΔE 10.3 |
| Acrilex | #545F78 | Azul Seco Paints | ΔE 10.4 |
| Arteza | #928E95 | Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 11.0 |
| Liquitex | #6F685E | Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 11.7 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 14.9 |
Nearest colours inside Scale75
- C Winter Grey Warfront Range ΔE 4.7 · close
- C Cobalt Violet Grey Artist Range ΔE 5.0 · close
- D Brown Gray Scale Color Range ΔE 6.9 · similar
- D Pearl Grey Artist Range ΔE 7.2 · similar
- D Primer Surface Gray Primers ΔE 7.9 · similar
- D Ocean Gray Warfront Range ΔE 9.3 · similar
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