# Phoenician Purple (Citadel Base) Paint Equivalents

> Phoenician Purple (Citadel Base) equivalents: Vallejo Hexed Lichen, Army Painter Diabolic Plum and Two Thin Coats Enchantress Purple.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-base/phoenician-purple

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Phoenician Purple: Citadel Base opaque, hex #440052. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Phoenician Purple

Range

[Citadel Base](/paints/citadel-base)

Finish

opaque

Hex

#440052

Hex source

community data

## Phoenician Purple equivalents

One paint from each other brand: Duncan Rhodes’s own pick where there is one, otherwise the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Hexed Lichen](/paints/vallejo-game-color/hexed-lichen-72-015) Vallejo Game Color 72.015 ΔE 8.5

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Diabolic Plum](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/diabolic-plum) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 9.6

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Enchantress Purple](/paints/two-thin-coats/enchantress-purple) ΔE 12.1

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

Phoenician Purple is an opaque paint from Citadel Base. The closest paint in any other range is Xereus Purple from Citadel Layer at ΔE 2.8, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 offer a near match and none a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.

## Closest matches

### [Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Hive Dweller Purple](/paints/speedpaint-2/hive-dweller-purple) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.6
- [Purple Swarm](/paints/speedpaint-2/purple-swarm) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.5
- [Occultist Cloak](/paints/speedpaint-2/occultist-cloak) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.1

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic](/paints/army-painter-fanatic)

- [Diabolic Plum](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/diabolic-plum) approximate ΔE 9.6
- [Mulled Berry](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mulled-berry) approximate ΔE 16.9
- [Magecast Magenta](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/magecast-magenta) approximate ΔE 17.1

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash)

- [Magenta Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/magenta-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.3
- [Purple Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/purple-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.1
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.0

### [Citadel Contrast](/paints/citadel-contrast)

- [Luxion Purple](/paints/citadel-contrast/luxion-purple) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.0
- [Shyish Purple](/paints/citadel-contrast/shyish-purple) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.4
- [Sigvald Burgundy](/paints/citadel-contrast/sigvald-burgundy) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.1

### [Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer)

- [Xereus Purple](/paints/citadel-layer/xereus-purple) near match ΔE 2.8
- [Pink Horror](/paints/citadel-layer/pink-horror) approximate ΔE 19.5
- [Altdorf Guard Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/altdorf-guard-blue) approximate ΔE 22.2

### [Citadel Shade](/paints/citadel-shade)

- [Druchii Violet](/paints/citadel-shade/druchii-violet) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.8
- [Drakenhof Nightshade](/paints/citadel-shade/drakenhof-nightshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.0
- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.8

### [Two Thin Coats](/paints/two-thin-coats)

- [Enchantress Purple](/paints/two-thin-coats/enchantress-purple) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 12.1
- [Von Evile Purple](/paints/two-thin-coats/von-evile-purple) approximate ΔE 8.9
- [Amethyst Rayne](/paints/two-thin-coats/amethyst-rayne) approximate ΔE 15.6

### [Vallejo Game Air](/paints/vallejo-game-air)

- [Midnight Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/midnight-purple-76-116) approximate ΔE 14.0
- [Royal Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/royal-purple-76-016) approximate ΔE 14.7
- [Ultramarine Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/ultramarine-blue-76-022) approximate ΔE 16.1

### [Vallejo Game Color](/paints/vallejo-game-color)

- [Hexed Lichen](/paints/vallejo-game-color/hexed-lichen-72-015) approximate ΔE 8.5
- [Fluorescent Violet](/paints/vallejo-game-color/fluorescent-violet-72-159) approximate ΔE 10.8
- [Midnight Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-color/midnight-purple-72-116) approximate ΔE 14.0

### [Vallejo Mecha Color](/paints/vallejo-mecha)

- [Petrol Spills (Gloss)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/petrol-spills-gloss-69-817) approximate ΔE 14.8
- [Titan Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/titan-blue-69-013) approximate ΔE 20.8
- [Titan Dark Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/titan-dark-blue-69-022) approximate ΔE 22.5

### [Vallejo Metal Color](/paints/vallejo-metal)

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 36.3
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 38.1
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 38.2

### [Vallejo Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash)

- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.4
- [Black](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-76-518) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.1
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-301) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.1

### [Vallejo Xpress](/paints/vallejo-xpress)

- [Vampiric Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/vampiric-purple-72-461) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.3
- [Gloomy Violet](/paints/vallejo-xpress/gloomy-violet-72-410) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.4
- [Omega Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/omega-blue-72-413) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.1

## Also in Citadel Base

- [Barak-Nar Burgundy](/paints/citadel-base/barak-nar-burgundy) approximate ΔE 10.6
- [Naggaroth Night](/paints/citadel-base/naggaroth-night) approximate ΔE 11.4
- [Gal Vorbak Red](/paints/citadel-base/gal-vorbak-red) approximate ΔE 12.2

Every pot in [Citadel Base](/paints/citadel-base) has a page like this one. Citadel against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: [Citadel to Vallejo](/paints/citadel-to-vallejo), [Citadel to Army Painter](/paints/citadel-to-army-painter), [Citadel to Two Thin Coats](/paints/citadel-to-two-thin-coats), [Vallejo to Citadel](/paints/vallejo-to-citadel), [Army Painter to Citadel](/paints/army-painter-to-citadel), [Two Thin Coats to Citadel](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-citadel).

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=citadel-base-phoenician-purple)

##  Questions

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Phoenician Purple?

Hexed Lichen from Vallejo Game Color, at ΔE 8.5: the nearest opaque paint from Vallejo, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Phoenician Purple?

Diabolic Plum from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 9.6: the nearest opaque paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Phoenician Purple?

Enchantress Purple from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 12.1 apart.