Purple 4
Warcolours · Layer paints
#6A2C51 · L*28.0 a*32.4 b*-9.3
The closest match to Warcolours Purple 4 in every other range, nearest first.
Warcolours Purple 4 is a dark, moderately saturated magenta. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Alizarin Crimson at ΔE 1.5. 21 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 Warcolours Purple 4?
FolkArt Alizarin Crimson is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Purple 4 in any other range, at ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Green Stuff World Garnet Purple Dip (ΔE 1.8) and Foundry Deep Maroon (ΔE 1.9).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Warcolours Purple 4?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Deep Magenta, ΔE 4.4 — a close substitute. The full Warcolours to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Warcolours Purple 4 Shop FolkArt Alizarin Crimson (Pure™ Artist Pigment) Shop FolkArt Pure™ Artist Pigment set
Purple 4 equivalent in FolkArt
- A Alizarin Crimson Pure™ Artist Pigment 6392 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- C Juneberry Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2386 ΔE 4.5 · close
Purple 4 equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Garnet Purple Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- D Glorious Magenta Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 5.9 · similar
Purple 4 equivalent in Foundry
- A Deep Maroon Paint System 64B ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- C Shadow Pink Shade Paint System 18A ΔE 3.5 · close
Purple 4 equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Zephyr Pink Warpaints Air ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Royal Purple Metallic Colours Paint Set ΔE 4.4 · close
Purple 4 equivalent in Scale75
- B Sunset Purple Scale Color Range ΔE 2.6 · very close
- D Bloodfest Crimson Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 7.3 · similar
Purple 4 equivalent in Reaper
- C Violet Red Master Series Paints Core Colors 9026 ΔE 3.5 · close
- D Runic Purple Master Series Paints Bones 9424 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Purple 4 equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Porsche Sternrubin Neo Mr Paint - Car MRP-C040 ΔE 4.3 · close
- E Signal Viollet RAL 4008 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A008 ΔE 12.3 · far
Purple 4 equivalent in Vallejo
- C Deep Magenta Game Color 72.113 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Crimson Nocturna Models 74.018 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Purple 4 equivalent in Acrilex
- C Vinho Paints 565 ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Violeta Escuro Paints 917 ΔE 8.1 · similar
Purple 4 equivalent in Golden
- D Red Violet SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6595 ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Cobalt Violet Hue Heavy Body 1465 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Purple 4 equivalent in Apple Barrel
- D Bright Magenta Colors 20591 ΔE 6.7 · similar
- D Neon Purple Colors 20493 ΔE 9.7 · similar
Purple 4 equivalent in Citadel
- D Screamer Pink Base ΔE 6.8 · similar
- D Magos Purple Contrast ΔE 7.1 · similar
Purple 4 in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coat d'Arms | #5F3E5B | Super Wash Purple Fantasy Range - Ink Wash | ΔE 7.0 |
| Duncan | #4F3350 | Magi Purple Wash Wave 2 | ΔE 8.0 |
| Monument | #63306B | Purple Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 8.3 |
| AK Interactive | #7A4967 | Deep Purple Intense (3rd Gen) | ΔE 8.3 |
| Liquitex | #5D2735 | Quinacridone Magenta Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.3 |
| P3 | #553D55 | Royal Violet Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 9.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #62192F | Alizarin Crimson Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 9.3 |
| Mr. Hobby | #862544 | MS Char's Pink Gundam Color Spray | ΔE 9.3 |
| Arteza | #9F1E63 | Pearl Magenta Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 10.6 |
| Revell | #6B1A29 | Purple Red Email Color - Silk | ΔE 12.6 |
| Humbrol | #483A5E | Gloss Purple Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 12.8 |
| Creature | #89338C | Purple Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 12.9 |
| Tom Color | #43135D | Roxo Puro | ΔE 14.1 |
| Mig | #381B20 | Dunkelgelb Shadow Acrylics | ΔE 15.1 |
| Tamiya | #6A2990 | Lavender Spray | ΔE 15.3 |
| Mission Models | #592321 | Rotbraun RAL 8012 | ΔE 15.8 |
| Italeri | #3D2624 | Pz. Schokobraun RAL 8017 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 17.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #935AAF | People Eater | ΔE 21.1 |
Nearest colours inside Warcolours
- E Pink 4 Layer paints ΔE 11.7 · far
- E Pink 5 Layer paints ΔE 13.3 · far
- E Violet 3 Layer paints ΔE 15.1 · far
- E Violet 4 Layer paints ΔE 17.0 · far
- E One-coat Purple One-coat paints ΔE 17.2 · far
- E Purple 3 Layer paints ΔE 17.2 · far
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