Transparent Violet
Warcolours · Transparent paints
#987ABA · L*56.2 a*24.4 b*-29.3
The closest match to Warcolours Transparent Violet in every other range, nearest first.
Warcolours Transparent Violet is a mid-toned, saturated blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Acrilex Violeta, ΔE 1.8. 26 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 Transparent Violet?
Acrilex Violeta is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Transparent Violet in any other range, at ΔE 1.8 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Green Stuff World Violet Hint Dip (ΔE 2.7) and The Army Painter Hexed Violet (ΔE 4.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Warcolours Transparent Violet?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Hyacinth Blue, ΔE 4.9 — a close substitute. The full Warcolours to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Warcolours Transparent Violet Shop Acrilex Violeta Shop Acrilex Paints set
Transparent Violet equivalent in Acrilex
- A Violeta Paints 516 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- D Roxo Paints 918 ΔE 9.7 · similar
Transparent Violet equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Violet Hint Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Sacra Purple Intensity Ink ΔE 6.6 · similar
Transparent Violet equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Hexed Violet Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Enchanted Pink Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 9.2 · similar
Transparent Violet equivalent in Vallejo
- C Hyacinth Blue Arte Deco 85.055 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Violeta Wash Game Color 73.209 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Transparent Violet equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- D MS Deep Green Gundam Color Spray UG8 ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Metal Purple Mr Metallic Color GX GX206 ΔE 8.7 · similar
Transparent Violet equivalent in Reaper
- D Amethyst Purple Master Series Paints Core Colors 9024 ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Icy Violet Master Series Paints Bones 9425 ΔE 6.6 · similar
Transparent Violet equivalent in AK Interactive
- D Blue Violet Standard (3rd Gen) AK11070 ΔE 5.8 · similar
- E Wwi German Lilac Air (3rd Gen) AK11807 ΔE 12.5 · far
Transparent Violet equivalent in Citadel
- D Kakophoni Purple Air ΔE 6.2 · similar
- E Dechala Lilac Layer ΔE 10.0 · far
Transparent Violet equivalent in Apple Barrel
- D Lilac Mist Colors 21388 ΔE 6.4 · similar
- E Wisteria Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21977E ΔE 10.8 · far
Transparent Violet equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- D Enchanted Blue Fantasy Range 127 ΔE 7.2 · similar
- E Light Blue Military Range 206 ΔE 13.8 · far
Transparent Violet equivalent in Foundry
- D Royal Purple Light Paint System 19C ΔE 7.2 · similar
- E Violet Light Paint System 40C ΔE 12.5 · far
Transparent Violet equivalent in FolkArt
- D Lavender Lace Multi-Surface Pearl Acrylics 6317 ΔE 7.8 · similar
- D Purple Lilac Acrylic Colors 439 ΔE 8.4 · similar
Transparent Violet in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan | #9B8DB4 | Runic Purple Wave 1 | ΔE 7.9 |
| Liquitex | #8486C3 | Light Blue Violet Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.3 |
| Scale75 | #9F8EB0 | Amethyst Alchemy Metal N Alchemy Range | ΔE 9.2 |
| Mission Models | #7F85C3 | Azure Blue RAF / FS 35231 | ΔE 9.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #9E97D9 | Purl Grey | ΔE 10.0 |
| Mig | #9154A4 | Purple Acrylics | ΔE 12.2 |
| Tamiya | #7A8BA9 | Light sea grey Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 13.3 |
| Arteza | #6F59A1 | Mauve Pole Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 13.7 |
| Humbrol | #677290 | RAF Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 14.4 |
| Tom Color | #828D9F | Dunkelgrau Dkm51 | ΔE 14.5 |
| Golden | #625BA9 | Light Violet Heavy Body | ΔE 15.4 |
| Italeri | #7E8E9A | Dark Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 15.5 |
| Monument | #8E5384 | Plum Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 15.6 |
| Revell | #798790 | Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 15.7 |
| P3 | #6E5D7E | Piggy Purple Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 15.8 |
| Mr. Paint | #7B868C | Medium Sea Grey Mr Paint | ΔE 16.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #788388 | Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 16.6 |
| Creature | #7BA2DD | Faded Ultramarine Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 19.9 |
Nearest colours inside Warcolours
- E Violet 2 Layer paints ΔE 13.1 · far
- E Transparent Marine Transparent paints ΔE 14.8 · far
- E Blue Grey 3 Layer paints ΔE 14.9 · far
- E Violet 1 Layer paints ΔE 17.1 · far
- E Transparent Purple Transparent paints ΔE 17.2 · far
- E Purple 2 Layer paints ΔE 17.2 · far
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