Paint Equivalents

Broodmother Purple

The Army Painter · Warpaints Air

#26233B · L*15.1 a*8.2 b*-15.0

The closest match to The Army Painter Broodmother Purple in every other range, nearest first.

The Army Painter Broodmother Purple is a very dark, muted blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Liquitex Phthalocyanine Blue Red Shade, ΔE 1.8. 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

This range carries the word Air, which on some labels means thinned for an airbrush and on others means colours for aircraft. The list below cannot read either. What Air means on a label, and when the Air pot is a different colour.

What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Broodmother Purple?

Liquitex Phthalocyanine Blue Red Shade is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Broodmother Purple in any other range, at ΔE 1.8 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Ultramarine Blue (ΔE 2.4) and Mr. Paint Porsche Ultra Violet (ΔE 2.9).

What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Broodmother Purple?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Ultramarine Blue, ΔE 2.4 — a very close substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop The Army Painter Broodmother Purple Shop Liquitex Phthalocyanine Blue Red Shade Shop Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylix set

Broodmother Purple equivalent in Liquitex

  1. A Phthalocyanine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix 314 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. B Indantherene Blue Heavy Body Acrylix 322 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Liquitex conversion chart

Broodmother Purple equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Ultramarine Blue Game Air 76.022 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. C Imperial Blue Game Color 72.020 ΔE 3.7 · close

Full The Army Painter → Vallejo conversion chart

Broodmother Purple equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B Porsche Ultra Violet Mr Paint - Car MRP-C041 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. D Eggplant Dark Grey - Blue SU-34 Mr Paint MRP-205 ΔE 6.3 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Broodmother Purple equivalent in Golden

  1. B Dioxazine Violet Deep SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6600 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. B Dioxazine Purple Heavy Body 1150 ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Golden conversion chart

Broodmother Purple equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. B Dark Violet -71- Figures AK3095 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. C Amethyst Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11183 ΔE 4.0 · close

Full The Army Painter → AK Interactive conversion chart

Broodmother Purple equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. C Purple Pansy Colors 21488 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C Royal Violet Colors 20594 ΔE 4.0 · close

Full The Army Painter → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Broodmother Purple equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. C Bluegrey Dusk Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.9 · close
  2. C Chancellor Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.4 · close

Full The Army Painter → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Broodmother Purple equivalent in FolkArt

  1. C Uniform Blue Acrylic Colors 2430 ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. C Violet Pansy Acrylic Colors 440 ΔE 4.3 · close

Full The Army Painter → FolkArt conversion chart

Broodmother Purple equivalent in Citadel

  1. C Necron Abyss Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. D Naggaroth Night Base ΔE 7.1 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Citadel conversion chart

Broodmother Purple equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. C German Gray Mr Color Modulation Set C40 ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. C Jasdf Deep Ocean Blue Mr Color 375 ΔE 4.4 · close

Full The Army Painter → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Broodmother Purple equivalent in Monument

  1. C Transparent Purple Pro Acrylic Paints 051 ΔE 4.6 · close
  2. D Dark Purple Pro Acrylic Paints 035 ΔE 5.1 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Monument conversion chart

Broodmother Purple equivalent in P3

  1. C Bad Bruise Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.7 · close
  2. E Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 11.5 · far

Full The Army Painter → P3 conversion chart

Broodmother Purple in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Creature #221B29 Purple Monument Pro Acryl Transparent ΔE 5.2
Reaper #26192D Nightshade Purple Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 5.3
Scale75 #252430 Dark Prussian Blue Artist Range ΔE 6.0
Foundry #111D37 Prussian Blue Paint System ΔE 6.0
Italeri #1E2C4F Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint ΔE 7.1
Revell #1F2D52 Dark Blue Email Color - Silk ΔE 7.4
Tom Color #041738 Azul Oceano ΔE 7.8
Tamiya #1D2D53 Royal blue Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 7.9
Mig #333542 Dunkelgrau Base Acrylics ΔE 8.4
Humbrol #2A1744 Purple Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 8.4
Arteza #343A5C Prussian Blue Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 8.5
Mission Models #122742 USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042 ΔE 8.7
Coat d'Arms #3E373E Dark Flesh Military Range ΔE 10.5
Warcolours #002053 Blue 5 Layer paints ΔE 10.6
Acrilex #3B2E67 Violeta Cobalto Paints ΔE 10.8
Kimera Kolors #2D2A2D Carbon Black Pure Pigments ΔE 11.0
Duncan #4F3350 Magi Purple Wash Wave 2 ΔE 11.3
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 23.5

Nearest colours inside The Army Painter

  1. B Purple Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. C Terrestial Titan Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.7 · close
  3. D Occultist Cloak Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 8.2 · similar
  4. D Triumphant Navy Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 8.3 · similar
  5. D Purple Tone Warpaints Tone ΔE 8.4 · similar
  6. D Purple Tone Quickshade Washes Set ΔE 8.7 · similar

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