# Kakophoni Purple (Citadel Layer) Paint Equivalents

> Kakophoni Purple (Citadel Layer) equivalents: Vallejo Alien Purple, Army Painter Cultist Purple and Two Thin Coats Spectral Purple, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-layer/kakophoni-purple

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Kakophoni Purple: Citadel Layer opaque, hex #8869ae. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Kakophoni Purple

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Hex

#8869ae

Hex source

community data

## Kakophoni 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

    [Alien Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/alien-purple-76-076) Vallejo Game Air 76.076 ΔE 5.8

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Cultist Purple](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/cultist-purple) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 7.7

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Spectral Purple](/paints/two-thin-coats/spectral-purple) ΔE 8.1

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

Kakophoni Purple is an opaque paint from Citadel Layer. The closest paint in any other range is Alien Purple from Vallejo Game Air at ΔE 5.8, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 2 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)

- [Periwinkle Purple](/paints/speedpaint-2/periwinkle-purple) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.2
- [Royal Robes](/paints/speedpaint-2/royal-robes) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.0
- [Moody Mauve](/paints/speedpaint-2/moody-mauve) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.4

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

- [Cultist Purple](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/cultist-purple) approximate ΔE 7.7
- [Hexed Violet](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/hexed-violet) approximate ΔE 8.3
- [Warlock Magenta](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/warlock-magenta) approximate ΔE 8.8

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

- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 29.6
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 29.7
- [Magenta Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/magenta-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 31.0

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

- [Daemonette Hide](/paints/citadel-base/daemonette-hide) approximate ΔE 11.8
- [The Fang](/paints/citadel-base/the-fang) approximate ΔE 19.1
- [Caledor Sky](/paints/citadel-base/caledor-sky) approximate ΔE 20.0

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

- [Dreadful Visage](/paints/citadel-contrast/dreadful-visage) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.9
- [Magos Purple](/paints/citadel-contrast/magos-purple) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.8
- [Doomfire Magenta](/paints/citadel-contrast/doomfire-magenta) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.7

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

- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.3
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.6
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.4

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

- [Runic Purple](/paints/two-thin-coats/runic-purple) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 13.0
- [Spectral Purple](/paints/two-thin-coats/spectral-purple) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 8.1
- [Sorceror's Cloak](/paints/two-thin-coats/sorcerors-cloak) approximate ΔE 8.1

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

- [Alien Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/alien-purple-76-076) safe substitute ΔE 5.8
- [Lustful Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/lustful-purple-76-114) approximate ΔE 14.3
- [Squid Pink](/paints/vallejo-game-air/squid-pink-76-013) approximate ΔE 16.9

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

- [Alien Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-color/alien-purple-72-076) safe substitute ΔE 5.8
- [Lustful Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-color/lustful-purple-72-114) approximate ΔE 14.3
- [Elfic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/elfic-blue-72-117) approximate ΔE 15.7

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

- [Purple](/paints/vallejo-mecha/purple-69-012) approximate ΔE 13.5
- [Titan Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/titan-blue-69-013) approximate ΔE 17.2
- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/blue-grey-69-015) approximate ΔE 17.3

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

- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.8
- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.8
- [Magnesium](/paints/vallejo-metal/magnesium-77-711) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.4

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

- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-grey-76-524) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.1
- [Red Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/red-wash-73-206) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.7
- [Blue Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-wash-73-207) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.3

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

- [Fluid Pink](/paints/vallejo-xpress/fluid-pink-72-459) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.6
- [Iceberg Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/iceberg-grey-72-463) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.1
- [Wicked Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wicked-purple-72-456) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.4

## Also in Citadel Layer

- [Genestealer Purple](/paints/citadel-layer/genestealer-purple) safe substitute ΔE 6.6
- [Dechala Lilac](/paints/citadel-layer/dechala-lilac) approximate ΔE 16.1
- [Russ Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/russ-grey) approximate ΔE 17.0

Every pot in [Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer) 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).

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##  Questions

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Kakophoni Purple?

Alien Purple from Vallejo Game Air, at ΔE 5.8: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Kakophoni Purple?

Cultist Purple from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 7.7: the nearest opaque paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Kakophoni Purple?

Spectral Purple from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 8.1 apart.