Royal Purple (Game Color)
Vallejo · Game Color · 72.016
#302337 · L*16.0 a*10.8 b*-10.6
The closest match to Vallejo Royal Purple (Game Color) in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Royal Purple is a very dark, muted blue. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Liquitex Prism Violet at ΔE 0.6. 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
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 Vallejo Royal Purple (Game Color)?
Liquitex Prism Violet is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Royal Purple (Game Color) in any other range, at ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: P3 Bad Bruise (ΔE 1.9) and Reaper Nightshade Purple (ΔE 3.1).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Royal Purple (Game Color)?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Dark Violet -71-, ΔE 3.2 — a very close substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Vallejo Royal Purple Shop Liquitex Prism Violet Shop Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylix set
Royal Purple (Game Color) equivalent in Liquitex
- A Prism Violet Heavy Body Acrylix 391 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- A Indantherene Blue Heavy Body Acrylix 322 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
Royal Purple (Game Color) equivalent in P3
- A Bad Bruise Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- E Royal Violet Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 10.0 · far
Royal Purple (Game Color) equivalent in Reaper
- B Nightshade Purple Master Series Paints Core Colors 9022 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Dark Elf Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9163 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Royal Purple (Game Color) equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Dark Violet -71- Figures AK3095 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Amethyst Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11183 ΔE 4.5 · close
Royal Purple (Game Color) equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Purple Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Broodmother Purple Warpaints Air ΔE 4.6 · close
Royal Purple (Game Color) equivalent in FolkArt
- C Eggplant Acrylic Colors 2253 ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Eggplant Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2930 ΔE 4.4 · close
Royal Purple (Game Color) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Sunset Violet Mr Paint MRP-157 ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Porsche Ultra Violet Mr Paint - Car MRP-C041 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Royal Purple (Game Color) equivalent in Creature
- C Purple Monument Pro Acryl Transparent MPA-051 ΔE 4.8 · close
- E Black Brown Monument Pro Acryl MPA-040 ΔE 10.8 · far
Royal Purple (Game Color) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- D Purple Pansy Colors 21488 ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Royal Violet Colors 20594 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Royal Purple (Game Color) equivalent in Golden
- D Anthraquinone Blue Fluid 2005 ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Dioxazine Violet Deep SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6600 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Royal Purple (Game Color) equivalent in Scale75
- D Eldandil Violet Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Dark Prussian Blue Artist Range ΔE 7.2 · similar
Royal Purple (Game Color) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- D Chancellor Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Bluegrey Dusk Acrylic Colors ΔE 7.1 · similar
Royal Purple in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Hobby | #282737 | German Gray Mr Color Modulation Set | ΔE 6.1 |
| Foundry | #2C1F26 | Musket Stock Brown Shade Paint System | ΔE 6.5 |
| Citadel | #3B2B50 | Naggaroth Night Base | ΔE 6.8 |
| Monument | #3B3053 | Vince Venturella Royal Purple Pro Signature Series | ΔE 7.0 |
| Warcolours | #26121D | Purple 5 Layer paints | ΔE 7.3 |
| Duncan | #4F3350 | Magi Purple Wash Wave 2 | ΔE 8.5 |
| Humbrol | #2A1744 | Purple Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 9.0 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3E373E | Dark Flesh Military Range | ΔE 9.2 |
| Mig | #333542 | Dunkelgrau Base Acrylics | ΔE 9.8 |
| Revell | #212026 | Black Email Color - Matt | ΔE 9.9 |
| Tom Color | #26252A | Flight Deck Stain | ΔE 10.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 10.6 |
| Mission Models | #2E2C2F | Japanese Q1 Anti Glare Blue Black Cowl WWII | ΔE 11.0 |
| Arteza | #343A5C | Prussian Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 11.1 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 11.2 |
| Tamiya | #1D2D53 | Royal blue Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 11.9 |
| Acrilex | #3B2E67 | Violeta Cobalto Paints | ΔE 12.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 23.6 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- A Midnight Purple Game Color ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Royal Purple Game Air ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Dark Prussian Blue Model Color ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Violet Model Color ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Blue Model Color ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Infantry Blue Model Color ΔE 5.6 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot