Beholder Purple
The Army Painter · D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments
#A893B3 · L*63.7 a*13.8 b*-13.8
The closest match to The Army Painter Beholder Purple in every other range, nearest first.
The Army Painter Beholder Purple is a mid-toned, moderately saturated blue. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Apple Barrel Wisteria at ΔE 2.3 — very close. 24 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Beholder Purple?
Apple Barrel Wisteria is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Beholder Purple in any other range, at ΔE 2.3 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Scale75 Amethyst Alchemy (ΔE 2.4) and Vallejo Light Violet (ΔE 2.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Beholder Purple?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Light Violet, ΔE 2.7 — a very close substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Beholder Purple equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Wisteria Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21977E ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Lavender Sachet Colors 21893 ΔE 7.8 · similar
Beholder Purple equivalent in Scale75
- B Amethyst Alchemy Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Kunzite Alchemy Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 8.2 · similar
Beholder Purple equivalent in Vallejo
- B Light Violet Model Color 70.750 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Purple Mecha Color 69.012 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Beholder Purple equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Wwi German Lilac Air (3rd Gen) AK11807 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Anodized Violet Metallic (3rd Gen) AK11202 ΔE 7.2 · similar
Beholder Purple equivalent in FolkArt
- C Purple Lilac Acrylic Colors 439 ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Lilac Ice Acrylic Colors 4666 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Beholder Purple equivalent in Duncan
- C Runic Purple Wave 1 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Amulet Purple Wave 2 ΔE 7.6 · similar
Beholder Purple equivalent in Acrilex
- D Violeta Gris Paints 916 ΔE 5.0 · similar
- E Violeta Paints 516 ΔE 11.2 · far
Beholder Purple equivalent in Reaper
- D Drow Silver Master Series Paints Bones 9495 ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Amethyst Purple Master Series Paints Core Colors 9024 ΔE 7.5 · similar
Beholder Purple equivalent in Citadel
- D Dechala Lilac Layer ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Lucius Lilac Dry ΔE 5.4 · similar
Beholder Purple equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- D MS Deep Green Gundam Color Spray UG8 ΔE 6.3 · similar
- D Metal Purple Mr Metallic Color GX GX206 ΔE 7.7 · similar
Beholder Purple equivalent in Mission Models
- D British Slate Grey 34 MMP-045 ΔE 7.2 · similar
- D Lilac (Chrysler 1966) MMP-137 ΔE 7.6 · similar
Beholder Purple equivalent in Arteza
- D Pearl Lilac Acrylic Pearl Paints A223 ΔE 8.1 · similar
- D Pearl Pink Acrylic Pearl Paints A216 ΔE 9.9 · similar
Beholder Purple in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundry | #8D7CA0 | Royal Purple Light Paint System | ΔE 8.3 |
| Green Stuff World | #9A82BC | Violet Hint Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 8.6 |
| Humbrol | #CDA9CF | Pastel Violet Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 8.6 |
| Monument | #C8B5D5 | Faded Plum Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 9.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #CE8BAF | Syringa | ΔE 10.8 |
| Warcolours | #987ABA | Transparent Violet Transparent paints | ΔE 10.8 |
| Tamiya | #CC86A3 | Pearl light red Spray | ΔE 12.0 |
| Coat d'Arms | #DFA8C7 | Shocking Pink Fantasy Range | ΔE 12.1 |
| Liquitex | #8486C3 | Light Blue Violet Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 12.6 |
| Tom Color | #DF82AE | Rosa Cessna | ΔE 14.4 |
| Mig | #A2A5AC | Grey Shine Acrylics | ΔE 14.6 |
| Golden | #979392 | N6 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 15.4 |
| Mr. Paint | #8A929D | Gray RAL 7000 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | ΔE 15.5 |
| Revell | #A6A9AE | Silver Email Color - Metallic | ΔE 15.6 |
| P3 | #8E959A | Ironhull Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 16.9 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 18.3 |
| Italeri | #8E9493 | Medium Sea Grey Acrylic Paint | ΔE 18.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #788388 | Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 20.4 |
Nearest colours inside The Army Painter
- C Oozing Purple Warpaints ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Violet Coven Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 5.0 · similar
- E Diviner Light Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 10.0 · far
- E Fey Pink Warpaints Air ΔE 10.2 · far
- E Ethereal Specter D&D Undead Set ΔE 10.5 · far
- E Hexed Violet Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 10.8 · far
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