Diabolic Plum
The Army Painter · Warpaints Fanatic
#562D74 · L*27.1 a*32.8 b*-33.6
The closest match to The Army Painter Diabolic Plum in every other range, nearest first.
The Army Painter Diabolic Plum is a dark, saturated blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: P3 Beaten Purple, ΔE 0.8. 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 Diabolic Plum?
P3 Beaten Purple is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Diabolic Plum in any other range, at ΔE 0.8 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Citadel Imperial Purple (ΔE 2.1) and Vallejo Imperial Purple (ΔE 2.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Diabolic Plum?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Imperial Purple, ΔE 2.5 — a very close substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop The Army Painter Diabolic Plum Shop P3 Beaten Purple Shop P3 Privateer Press Formula P3 set
Diabolic Plum equivalent in P3
- A Beaten Purple Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- E Royal Violet Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 12.5 · far
Diabolic Plum equivalent in Citadel
- B Imperial Purple Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.1 · very close
- C Chemos Purple Air ΔE 3.9 · close
Diabolic Plum equivalent in Vallejo
- B Imperial Purple Nocturna Models 74.025 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Purple Hex Nocturna Models 74.026 ΔE 4.4 · close
Diabolic Plum equivalent in Reaper
- B Gem Purple Master Series Paints Bones 9473 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Clear Purple Master Series Paints Core Colors 9099 ΔE 6.2 · similar
Diabolic Plum equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Princess Purple Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21978E ΔE 3.5 · very close
- D Grape Freeze Gloss™ 20288E ΔE 6.2 · similar
Diabolic Plum equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Violet -70- Figures AK3094 ΔE 4.0 · close
- E Amethyst Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11183 ΔE 12.3 · far
Diabolic Plum equivalent in Arteza
- C Pearl Royal Purple Acrylic Pearl Paints A209 ΔE 4.8 · close
- E Phthalo Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A504 ΔE 11.1 · far
Diabolic Plum equivalent in Monument
- C Purple Pro Acrylic Paints 010 ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Vince Venturella Royal Purple Pro Signature Series S03 ΔE 9.9 · similar
Diabolic Plum equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- D Phthalo Blu (Red Shade) Pure Pigments PB15.2 ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Violet Pure Pigments PV23 ΔE 8.7 · similar
Diabolic Plum equivalent in Scale75
- D Inktense Violet Inktensity Range ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Dark Ultramarine Artist Range ΔE 8.2 · similar
Diabolic Plum equivalent in Acrilex
- D Violeta Escuro Paints 917 ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Violeta Cobalto Paints 540 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Diabolic Plum equivalent in FolkArt
- D Royal Purple Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylics 2962 ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Perfect Purple Acrylic Colors 2557 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Diabolic Plum in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamiya | #6A2990 | Lavender Spray | ΔE 5.9 |
| Green Stuff World | #441C5A | Liche Purple Acrylic Colors | ΔE 5.9 |
| Duncan | #593662 | Enchantress Purple Wave 3 | ΔE 6.6 |
| Tom Color | #43135D | Roxo Puro | ΔE 6.8 |
| Mr. Hobby | #45258A | Clear Violet Mr Clear Color GX | ΔE 6.8 |
| Foundry | #45135A | Royal Purple Shade Paint System | ΔE 6.9 |
| Warcolours | #560182 | Violet 4 Layer paints | ΔE 7.8 |
| Golden | #3E397B | Ultramarine Violet Heavy Body | ΔE 8.0 |
| Humbrol | #483A5E | Gloss Purple Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 9.0 |
| Mig | #56439C | Violet Acrylics | ΔE 9.3 |
| Liquitex | #2D2A5F | Ultramarine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #5D4569 | Poison Purple Fantasy Range | ΔE 9.9 |
| Revell | #28285E | Night Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 10.2 |
| Mission Models | #231962 | Iridescent Plum Purple | ΔE 10.3 |
| Mr. Paint | #6632B1 | Violet Clear Mr Paint | ΔE 10.4 |
| Creature | #89338C | Purple Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 10.5 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 14.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #935AAF | People Eater | ΔE 17.7 |
Nearest colours inside The Army Painter
- C Alien Purple Warpaints Primer ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Purple Swarm Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Hive Dweller Purple Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Hive Dweller Purple Speedpaint Set ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Alien Purple Warpaints Air ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Alien Purple Warpaints ΔE 6.6 · similar
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