Paint Equivalents

Alien Purple (Warpaints)

The Army Painter · Warpaints · WP1128

#462D59 · L*23.3 a*21.1 b*-22.2

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

The Army Painter Alien Purple is a very dark, moderately saturated blue. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Green Stuff World Nightsahde Purple Dip at ΔE 0.3. 22 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)?

Green Stuff World Nightsahde Purple Dip is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Alien Purple (Warpaints) in any other range, at ΔE 0.3 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Apple Barrel Velvet Crush (ΔE 1.9) and Vallejo Gloomy Violet (ΔE 2.2).

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

The nearest Vallejo paint is Gloomy Violet, ΔE 2.2 — a very close substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop The Army Painter Alien Purple Shop Green Stuff World Nightsahde Purple Dip Shop Green Stuff World Dipping Inks set

Alien Purple (Warpaints) equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. A Nightsahde Purple Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
  2. C Purple Vanity Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 4.0 · close

Full The Army Painter → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Alien Purple (Warpaints) equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. A Velvet Crush Colors 21487 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. D Wild Grapes Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21979E ΔE 5.0 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Alien Purple (Warpaints) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Gloomy Violet Xpress Color 72.410 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B Vampiric Purple Xpress Color 72.461 ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Vallejo conversion chart

Alien Purple (Warpaints) equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Naggaroth Night Base ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. C Chemos Purple Air ΔE 4.2 · close

Full The Army Painter → Citadel conversion chart

Alien Purple (Warpaints) equivalent in Golden

  1. B Medium Violet Heavy Body 1572 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. D Permanent Violet Dark Fluid 2253 ΔE 5.3 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Golden conversion chart

Alien Purple (Warpaints) equivalent in Monument

  1. C Vince Venturella Royal Purple Pro Signature Series S03 ΔE 4.4 · close
  2. D Purple Pro Acrylic Paints 010 ΔE 6.9 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Monument conversion chart

Alien Purple (Warpaints) equivalent in Duncan

  1. C Enchantress Purple Wave 3 ΔE 4.6 · close
  2. D Magi Purple Wash Wave 2 ΔE 5.6 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Duncan conversion chart

Alien Purple (Warpaints) equivalent in Humbrol

  1. C Gloss Purple Aerosol Sprays S68 ΔE 4.7 · close
  2. D Purple Acrylics - Gloss 68 ΔE 7.4 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Humbrol conversion chart

Alien Purple (Warpaints) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. D Lavender Acrylic Colors 410 ΔE 5.0 · similar
  2. D Eggplant Acrylic Colors 2253 ΔE 5.7 · similar

Full The Army Painter → FolkArt conversion chart

Alien Purple (Warpaints) equivalent in Acrilex

  1. D Violeta Cobalto Paints 540 ΔE 5.6 · similar
  2. D Violeta Escuro Paints 917 ΔE 7.3 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Acrilex conversion chart

Alien Purple (Warpaints) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. D Burnt Metal Violet Mr Paint MRP-156 ΔE 6.0 · similar
  2. D Burnt Metal Violet Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A025 ΔE 6.6 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Alien Purple (Warpaints) equivalent in Reaper

  1. D Nightsky Indigo Master Series Paints Bones 9422 ΔE 6.1 · similar
  2. D Gem Purple Master Series Paints Bones 9473 ΔE 6.2 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Reaper conversion chart

Alien Purple in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
AK Interactive #332A47 Amethyst Blue Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 6.5
P3 #552A72 Beaten Purple Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.5
Scale75 #2A1C51 Violet Artist Range 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
Tom Color #43135D Roxo Puro ΔE 7.8
Coat d'Arms #5D4569 Poison Purple Fantasy Range ΔE 8.0
Kimera Kolors #44307B Phthalo Blu (Red Shade) Pure Pigments ΔE 8.3
Revell #28285E Night Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 8.3
Arteza #4E3880 Pearl Royal Purple Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 8.5
Mission Models #231962 Iridescent Plum Purple ΔE 10.6
Tamiya #202A67 Mixing blue Lacquer Paint ΔE 10.7
Mr. Hobby #3C2280 Purple Acrysion ΔE 10.9
Warcolours #6A2C51 Purple 4 Layer paints ΔE 11.2
Italeri #1E2C4F Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint ΔE 11.8
Creature #0F0C37 Dark Purple Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 12.7
Mig #56439C Violet Acrylics ΔE 13.6
Turbo Dork #495EA8 Cool Ranch ΔE 20.9

Nearest colours inside The Army Painter

  1. C Hive Dweller Purple Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 4.5 · close
  2. C Alien Purple Warpaints Air ΔE 4.7 · close
  3. C Hive Dweller Purple Speedpaint Set ΔE 4.8 · close
  4. D Diabolic Plum Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 6.6 · similar
  5. D Purple Tone Warpaints Tone ΔE 7.0 · similar
  6. D Purple Tone Quickshade Washes Set ΔE 7.3 · similar

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