Paint Equivalents

Alien Purple (Warpaints Primer)

The Army Painter · Warpaints Primer · CP3019

#492B79 · L*25.3 a*32.0 b*-39.7

The closest match to The Army Painter Alien Purple (Warpaints Primer) in every other range, nearest first.

The Army Painter Alien Purple is a dark, saturated blue. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Vallejo Imperial Purple at ΔE 1.2. 17 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 The Army Painter Alien Purple (Warpaints Primer)?

Vallejo Imperial Purple is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Alien Purple (Warpaints Primer) in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Citadel Nauseating Blue (ΔE 1.8) and Kimera Kolors Phthalo Blu (Red Shade) (ΔE 2.1).

What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Alien Purple (Warpaints Primer)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Imperial Purple, ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Alien Purple (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Imperial Purple Nocturna Models 74.025 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. B True Violet Arte Deco 85.050 ΔE 2.8 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Vallejo conversion chart

Alien Purple (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Nauseating Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. B Imperial Purple Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Citadel conversion chart

Alien Purple (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Kimera Kolors

  1. B Phthalo Blu (Red Shade) Pure Pigments PB15.2 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. D Violet Pure Pigments PV23 ΔE 6.4 · similar

Alien Purple (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Gem Purple Master Series Paints Bones 9473 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. C Azlanti Violet Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89533 ΔE 3.7 · close

Full The Army Painter → Reaper conversion chart

Alien Purple (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Perfect Purple Acrylic Colors 2557 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. D Dioxazine Purple Pure™ Artist Pigment 6393 ΔE 6.5 · similar

Full The Army Painter → FolkArt conversion chart

Alien Purple (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. B Persian Violet Metallic Colors ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. D Liche Purple Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.6 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Alien Purple (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. B Princess Purple Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21978E ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. C Purple Iris Colors 21486 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full The Army Painter → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Alien Purple (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Arteza

  1. C Pearl Royal Purple Acrylic Pearl Paints A209 ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. D Phthalo Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A504 ΔE 8.2 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Arteza conversion chart

Alien Purple (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in P3

  1. C Beaten Purple Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. E Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 11.1 · far

Full The Army Painter → P3 conversion chart

Alien Purple (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. C Purple Acrysion SP67 ΔE 3.9 · close
  2. C Clear Violet Mr Clear Color GX GX108 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full The Army Painter → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Alien Purple (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Scale75

  1. C Inktense Violet Inktensity Range ΔE 4.4 · close
  2. C Dark Ultramarine Artist Range ΔE 4.7 · close

Full The Army Painter → Scale75 conversion chart

Alien Purple (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. C Violet -70- Figures AK3094 ΔE 4.7 · close
  2. D Ultramarine Standard (3rd Gen) AK11179 ΔE 10.0 · similar

Full The Army Painter → AK Interactive conversion chart

Alien Purple in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Acrilex #3B2E67 Violeta Cobalto Paints ΔE 4.9
Golden #3E397B Ultramarine Violet Heavy Body ΔE 5.7
Tamiya #6A2990 Lavender Spray ΔE 6.9
Tom Color #43135D Roxo Puro ΔE 6.9
Warcolours #560182 Violet 4 Layer paints ΔE 7.3
Liquitex #2D2A5F Ultramarine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 7.4
Foundry #45135A Royal Purple Shade Paint System ΔE 7.5
Mission Models #231962 Iridescent Plum Purple ΔE 7.7
Revell #28285E Night Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 7.9
Mig #56439C Violet Acrylics ΔE 8.2
Monument #63306B Purple Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 8.4
Duncan #593662 Enchantress Purple Wave 3 ΔE 9.4
Mr. Paint #6632B1 Violet Clear Mr Paint ΔE 9.7
Humbrol #223881 Blue Acrylics - Matt ΔE 10.0
Coat d'Arms #3D4A90 Nauseous Blue Fantasy Range ΔE 11.6
Italeri #1E2C4F Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint ΔE 12.6
Creature #081144 Blue Monument Pro Acryl Transparent ΔE 13.3
Turbo Dork #495EA8 Cool Ranch ΔE 17.7

Nearest colours inside The Army Painter

  1. C Diabolic Plum Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. C Hive Dweller Purple Speedpaint Set ΔE 4.7 · close
  3. C Alien Purple Warpaints Air ΔE 4.9 · close
  4. D Purple Swarm Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 6.0 · similar
  5. D Hive Dweller Purple Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 6.8 · similar
  6. D Alien Purple Warpaints ΔE 7.9 · similar

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