Paint Equivalents

Purple Tone (Quickshade Washes Set)

The Army Painter · Quickshade Washes Set

#2A194A · L*13.7 a*21.3 b*-27.6

The closest match to The Army Painter Purple Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) in every other range, nearest first.

The Army Painter Purple Tone is a very dark, moderately saturated blue. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Golden Prussian Blue Hue at ΔE 1.4. 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

This is a wash, shade or ink range, and the list below ranks it on colour alone — which for a paint meant to be thinned into a recess is the least reliable thing about it. How to read these matches, and how to choose a wash substitute.

What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Purple Tone (Quickshade Washes Set)?

Golden Prussian Blue Hue is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Purple Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) in any other range, at ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Humbrol Purple (ΔE 1.5) and Scale75 Violet (ΔE 1.7).

What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Purple Tone (Quickshade Washes Set)?

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

Shop The Army Painter Purple Tone Shop Golden Prussian Blue Hue (Fluid) Shop Golden Fluid set

Purple Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Golden

  1. A Prussian Blue Hue Fluid 2439 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. D Dioxazine Purple Fluid 2150 ΔE 5.3 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Golden conversion chart

Purple Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Humbrol

  1. A Purple Acrylics - Gloss 68 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. D Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss 15 ΔE 9.5 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Humbrol conversion chart

Purple Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Scale75

  1. A Violet Artist Range ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. C Eldandil Violet Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 4.6 · close

Full The Army Painter → Scale75 conversion chart

Purple Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Navy Blue Arte Deco 85.069 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. D Purple Arte Deco 85.045 ΔE 6.7 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Vallejo conversion chart

Purple Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Shyish Purple Contrast ΔE 3.5 · very close
  2. D Naggaroth Night Base ΔE 6.3 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Citadel conversion chart

Purple Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. C Lavender Acrylic Colors 410 ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. C Violet Pansy Acrylic Colors 440 ΔE 5.0 · close

Full The Army Painter → FolkArt conversion chart

Purple Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. D Royal Violet Colors 20594 ΔE 5.1 · similar
  2. D Purple Velvet Gloss™ 20627 ΔE 5.1 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Purple Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Liquitex

  1. D Ultramarine Blue Green Shade Heavy Body Acrylix 380 ΔE 5.3 · similar
  2. D Ultramarine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix 382 ΔE 6.1 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Liquitex conversion chart

Purple Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Foundry

  1. D Violet Shade Paint System 40A ΔE 5.5 · similar
  2. D Royal Purple Shade Paint System 19A ΔE 7.0 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Foundry conversion chart

Purple Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Reaper

  1. D Styx Purple Master Series Paints Bones 9423 ΔE 5.8 · similar
  2. D Malvernian Purple Master Series Paints Core Colors 9296 ΔE 6.5 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Reaper conversion chart

Purple Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. D Malefic Purple Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.8 · similar
  2. D Liche Purple Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.0 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Purple Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Creature

  1. D Dark Purple Monument Pro Acryl MPA-035 ΔE 5.8 · similar
  2. D Blue Monument Pro Acryl Transparent MPA-046 ΔE 6.1 · similar

Purple Tone in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Mission Models #231962 Iridescent Plum Purple ΔE 6.1
Revell #28285E Night Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 6.1
AK Interactive #192152 Imperial Blue Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 6.2
Warcolours #250038 Violet 5 Layer paints ΔE 6.6
Tom Color #43135D Roxo Puro ΔE 6.8
Mr. Paint #2A2746 Porsche Ultra Violet Mr Paint - Car ΔE 6.9
Monument #1D2347 Dark Purple Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 6.9
Acrilex #3B2E67 Violeta Cobalto Paints ΔE 6.9
Duncan #22012E Von Evile Pimple Wave 3 ΔE 7.2
Tamiya #202A67 Mixing blue Lacquer Paint ΔE 8.5
Mr. Hobby #020758 MS Titans Blue 1 Mr Color Gundam Color ΔE 8.6
Arteza #252E6B Phthalo Blue Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 9.2
Italeri #1E2C4F Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint ΔE 9.8
Kimera Kolors #44307B Phthalo Blu (Red Shade) Pure Pigments ΔE 10.0
P3 #552A72 Beaten Purple Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 10.2
Coat d'Arms #5D4569 Poison Purple Fantasy Range ΔE 15.0
Mig #333542 Dunkelgrau Base Acrylics ΔE 15.5
Turbo Dork #495EA8 Cool Ranch ΔE 24.3

Nearest colours inside The Army Painter

  1. A Purple Tone Warpaints Tone ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. D Alien Purple Warpaints Air ΔE 5.1 · similar
  3. D Hive Dweller Purple Speedpaint Set ΔE 5.3 · similar
  4. D Alien Purple Warpaints ΔE 7.3 · similar
  5. D Broodmother Purple Warpaints Air ΔE 8.7 · similar
  6. D Purple Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 9.3 · similar

Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot