Paint Equivalents

Purple Alchemy (Speedpaint Set 2.0)

The Army Painter · Speedpaint Set 2.0

#AE3F6A · L*43.6 a*49.1 b*-0.7

The closest match to The Army Painter Purple Alchemy (Speedpaint Set 2.0) in every other range, nearest first.

The Army Painter Purple Alchemy is a dark, saturated pink-red. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Bright Pink at ΔE 1.0. 20 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 Purple Alchemy (Speedpaint Set 2.0)?

FolkArt Bright Pink is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Purple Alchemy (Speedpaint Set 2.0) in any other range, at ΔE 1.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Liquitex Medium Magenta (ΔE 1.6) and Vallejo Warlord Purple (ΔE 2.0).

What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Purple Alchemy (Speedpaint Set 2.0)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Warlord Purple, ΔE 2.0 — a very close substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Purple Alchemy (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. A Bright Pink Acrylic Colors 2546 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
  2. D Graffiti Pink Acrylic Colors 2504 ΔE 6.3 · similar

Full The Army Painter → FolkArt conversion chart

Purple Alchemy (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in Liquitex

  1. A Medium Magenta Heavy Body Acrylix 500 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. E Iridescent Rose Gold Heavy Body Acrylix 227 ΔE 12.8 · far

Full The Army Painter → Liquitex conversion chart

Purple Alchemy (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Warlord Purple Game Air 72.714 ΔE 2.0 · very close
  2. C Magenta Premium Airbrush Color 62.007 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full The Army Painter → Vallejo conversion chart

Purple Alchemy (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Emperor Children Layer ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. D Magenta Ink Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 8.6 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Citadel conversion chart

Purple Alchemy (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. B Magenta Standard (3rd Gen) AK11067 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. E Deep Purple Intense (3rd Gen) AK11074 ΔE 11.6 · far

Full The Army Painter → AK Interactive conversion chart

Purple Alchemy (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Fuchsia Scale Color Range ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. D Magenta Artist Range ΔE 8.5 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Scale75 conversion chart

Purple Alchemy (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in Creature

  1. B Magenta Monument Pro Acryl MPA-011 ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. E Purple Monument Pro Acryl MPA-010 ΔE 15.4 · far

Purple Alchemy (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. C Pink Eraser Colors 21889 ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. D Pure Pink Gloss™ 20346 ΔE 6.3 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Purple Alchemy (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in Monument

  1. C Magenta Pro Acrylic Paints 011 ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. D Rogue Hobbies Dark Hot Pink Pro Signature Series S32 ΔE 6.1 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Monument conversion chart

Purple Alchemy (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in Reaper

  1. C Cailean Wine Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89506 ΔE 4.7 · close
  2. D Punk Rock Pink Master Series Paints Core Colors 9286 ΔE 6.0 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Reaper conversion chart

Purple Alchemy (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in Foundry

  1. D Wine Stain Red Paint System 17B ΔE 5.3 · similar
  2. D Shadow Pink Paint System 18B ΔE 7.9 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Foundry conversion chart

Purple Alchemy (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in P3

  1. D Murderous Magenta Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.5 · similar
  2. D Troll Tongue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 8.3 · similar

Full The Army Painter → P3 conversion chart

Purple Alchemy in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Acrilex #CD2C70 Fuchsia Paints ΔE 5.6
Warcolours #BF2559 Pink 3 Layer paints ΔE 5.8
Arteza #C11174 Magenta Light Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 6.1
Golden #CE3D7E Medium Magenta Heavy Body ΔE 6.8
Coat d'Arms #C6385E Warlock Purple Fantasy Range ΔE 6.9
Kimera Kolors #A1195B Magenta Pure Pigments ΔE 7.1
Green Stuff World #AB0061 Lollipop Magenta Acrylic Colors ΔE 7.4
Duncan #995779 Glistening Gums Wave 1 ΔE 7.6
Mission Models #B7478F Pearl Wild Berry ΔE 8.5
Mr. Hobby #A7394A Metallic Red Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 8.9
Tamiya #E5007F Clear red Lacquer Paint ΔE 9.7
Humbrol #BC4996 Magenta Acrylics - Matt ΔE 9.8
Mig #C94A5D Copper Acrylics ΔE 10.5
Turbo Dork #B44C4D Red Queen ΔE 12.8
Mr. Paint #7E4E82 Signal Viollet RAL 4008 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors ΔE 14.2
Revell #894E4A Rust Email Color - Matt ΔE 14.3
Tom Color #DD2F46 Vermelho Melancia ΔE 15.6
Italeri #A71E29 Insigna Red Acrylic Paint ΔE 16.8

Nearest colours inside The Army Painter

  1. A Zephyr Pink Metallic Colours Paint Set ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. B Moonlake Coral Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 3.5 · very close
  3. D Elder Flower Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 6.1 · similar
  4. D Moody Mauve Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 6.3 · similar
  5. D Warlock Purple Warpaints ΔE 6.6 · similar
  6. D Hot Pink Warpaints Air ΔE 7.5 · similar

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