Purple Swarm
The Army Painter · Speedpaint Set 2.0
#653483 · L*31.5 a*36.7 b*-35.9
The closest match to The Army Painter Purple Swarm in every other range, nearest first.
The Army Painter Purple Swarm is a dark, saturated blue. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Vallejo Purple Hex at ΔE 2.9 — very close. 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 Purple Swarm?
Vallejo Purple Hex is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Purple Swarm in any other range, at ΔE 2.9 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Citadel Imperial Purple (ΔE 3.3) and Apple Barrel Princess Purple (ΔE 3.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Purple Swarm?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Purple Hex, ΔE 2.9 — a very close substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Purple Swarm equivalent in Vallejo
- B Purple Hex Nocturna Models 74.026 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Amethyst Nocturna Models 74.027 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Purple Swarm equivalent in Citadel
- B Imperial Purple Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Chemos Purple Air ΔE 6.1 · similar
Purple Swarm equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Princess Purple Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21978E ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Grape Freeze Gloss™ 20288E ΔE 3.9 · close
Purple Swarm equivalent in Tamiya
- C Lavender Spray TS-37 ΔE 3.7 · close
- E Purple Acrylics Mini Gloss X-16 ΔE 12.2 · far
Purple Swarm equivalent in FolkArt
- C Royal Purple Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylics 2962 ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Purple Multi-Surface Neon Glow Acrylics 2977 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Purple Swarm equivalent in P3
- C Beaten Purple Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.2 · close
- E Royal Violet Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 13.6 · far
Purple Swarm equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Toxic Purple Chameleon Colorshift Metallic ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Phantom Violet Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.6 · similar
Purple Swarm equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Violet -70- Figures AK3094 ΔE 4.6 · close
- E French Greyish Blue Figures (3rd Gen) AK11439 ΔE 13.9 · far
Purple Swarm equivalent in Monument
- D Purple Pro Acrylic Paints 010 ΔE 5.3 · similar
- E Vince Venturella Royal Purple Pro Signature Series S03 ΔE 12.6 · far
Purple Swarm equivalent in Acrilex
- D Violeta Escuro Paints 917 ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Violeta Cobalto Paints 540 ΔE 9.4 · similar
Purple Swarm equivalent in Arteza
- D Pearl Royal Purple Acrylic Pearl Paints A209 ΔE 5.5 · similar
- E Mauve Pole Acrylic Premium Paints A404 ΔE 11.3 · far
Purple Swarm equivalent in Reaper
- D Gem Purple Master Series Paints Bones 9473 ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Clear Purple Master Series Paints Core Colors 9099 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Purple Swarm in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimera Kolors | #44307B | Phthalo Blu (Red Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 7.0 |
| Foundry | #664C95 | Royal Purple Paint System | ΔE 7.3 |
| Creature | #89338C | Purple Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.4 |
| Mig | #56439C | Violet Acrylics | ΔE 7.8 |
| Duncan | #593662 | Enchantress Purple Wave 3 | ΔE 7.8 |
| Scale75 | #804A95 | Pastel Violet Artist Range | ΔE 7.9 |
| Mr. Hobby | #45258A | Clear Violet Mr Clear Color GX | ΔE 8.0 |
| Warcolours | #840092 | Violet 3 Layer paints | ΔE 8.1 |
| Golden | #6F3568 | Red Violet SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | ΔE 8.1 |
| Mr. Paint | #6632B1 | Violet Clear Mr Paint | ΔE 8.2 |
| Coat d'Arms | #5D4569 | Poison Purple Fantasy Range | ΔE 10.0 |
| Tom Color | #43135D | Roxo Puro | ΔE 10.1 |
| Mission Models | #554F8F | Purple (Purple Violet) | ΔE 10.3 |
| Humbrol | #483A5E | Gloss Purple Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 10.8 |
| Liquitex | #2D2A5F | Ultramarine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 12.5 |
| Revell | #28285E | Night Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 13.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #935AAF | People Eater | ΔE 14.3 |
| Italeri | #32393D | Non Specular Sea Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 15.9 |
Nearest colours inside The Army Painter
- C Diabolic Plum Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Magecast Magenta Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Violet Volt Warpaints Air ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Hive Dweller Purple Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Alien Purple Warpaints Primer ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Hive Dweller Purple Speedpaint Set ΔE 9.0 · similar
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