Purple 5
Warcolours · Layer paints
#26121D · L*8.4 a*12.3 b*-3.3
The closest match to Warcolours Purple 5 in every other range, nearest first.
Warcolours Purple 5 is a very dark, muted magenta. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is The Army Painter Dark Red Tone at ΔE 4.0 — close. 28 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 Warcolours Purple 5?
The Army Painter Dark Red Tone is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Purple 5 in any other range, at ΔE 4.0 — a close substitute. Next nearest: Liquitex Quinacridone Blue Violet (ΔE 4.7) and Foundry Musket Stock Brown Shade (ΔE 5.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Warcolours Purple 5?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Midnight Purple, ΔE 5.8 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full Warcolours to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Warcolours Purple 5 Shop The Army Painter Dark Red Tone Shop The Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash set
Purple 5 equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Dark Red Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Dry Blood Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 5.2 · similar
Purple 5 equivalent in Liquitex
- C Quinacridone Blue Violet Heavy Body Acrylix 118 ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Prism Violet Heavy Body Acrylix 391 ΔE 7.0 · similar
Purple 5 equivalent in Foundry
- D Musket Stock Brown Shade Paint System 72A ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Peaty Brown Shade Paint System 61A ΔE 6.8 · similar
Purple 5 equivalent in Scale75
- D Dark Brown Ochre Artist Range ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Dark Mud Soil Works ΔE 7.0 · similar
Purple 5 equivalent in Vallejo
- D Midnight Purple Game Air 76.116 ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D Midnight Purple Game Color 72.116 ΔE 6.4 · similar
Purple 5 equivalent in Reaper
- D Nightshade Purple Master Series Paints Core Colors 9022 ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D Dark Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9040 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Purple 5 equivalent in Mig
- D Chipping Acrylics AMIG0044 ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Dunkelgelb Shadow Acrylics AMIG0900 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Purple 5 equivalent in FolkArt
- D Pure Magenta Acrylic Colors 689 ΔE 6.3 · similar
- D Eggplant Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2930 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Purple 5 equivalent in Mr. Paint
- D Sunset Violet Mr Paint MRP-157 ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D IJNAF N0 Propeller Color Mr Paint MRP-431 ΔE 9.0 · similar
Purple 5 equivalent in Golden
- D Permanent Violet Dark OPEN Acrylics 7253 ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Permanent Violet Dark Heavy Body 1253 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Purple 5 equivalent in Monument
- D Ben Komets Dark Burgundy Pro Signature Series S15 ΔE 6.5 · similar
- D Mahogany Pro Acrylic Paints 009 ΔE 8.1 · similar
Purple 5 equivalent in Arteza
- D Mars Brown Acrylic Premium Paints A306 ΔE 6.7 · similar
- E Vandyke Brown Acrylic Premium Paints A308 ΔE 10.5 · far
Purple 5 in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creature | #221B29 | Purple Monument Pro Acryl Transparent | ΔE 6.7 |
| P3 | #240600 | Umbral Umber Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 8.0 |
| Apple Barrel | #3D2324 | Tapestry Wine Colors | ΔE 8.1 |
| Mission Models | #33211F | Pearl Root Beer Brown | ΔE 8.4 |
| AK Interactive | #3C2221 | Reddish Black Figures (3rd Gen) | ΔE 8.6 |
| Green Stuff World | #24110A | Scorched Wood Acrylic Colors | ΔE 8.6 |
| Italeri | #3D2624 | Pz. Schokobraun RAL 8017 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 9.4 |
| Tom Color | #351814 | Noz Moscada | ΔE 9.5 |
| Mr. Hobby | #080118 | MS Phantom Gray Mr Color Gundam Color | ΔE 9.7 |
| Citadel | #451636 | Barak-Nar Burgundy Base | ΔE 10.3 |
| Duncan | #482124 | Amphora Red Wave 3 | ΔE 10.4 |
| Revell | #212026 | Black Email Color - Matt | ΔE 10.9 |
| Humbrol | #292526 | Black Satin Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 11.4 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 11.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3E373E | Dark Flesh Military Range | ΔE 12.7 |
| Tamiya | #040000 | Black Lacquer Paint | ΔE 12.9 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 14.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 28.1 |
Nearest colours inside Warcolours
- D Pink 5 Layer paints ΔE 9.9 · similar
- E Cool Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 13.2 · far
- E Brown 5 Layer paints ΔE 13.8 · far
- E Red 5 Layer paints ΔE 13.8 · far
- E Warm Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 14.1 · far
- E Black Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 14.1 · far
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