§ PAINT · 11th edition
Xereus PurpleCitadel Layer opaque, hex #47125a. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.
- Paint
- Xereus Purple
- Range
- Citadel Layer
- Finish
- opaque
- Hex
- #47125a
- Hex source
- community data
Xereus 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 LichenVallejo Game Color72.015ΔE 6.6safe substituteArmy Painter equivalent
Diabolic PlumWarpaints FanaticΔE 7.0safe substituteTwo Thin Coats equivalent
Amethyst RayneΔE 13.1◆ maker’s pickapproximate
Xereus Purple is an opaque paint from Citadel Layer. The closest paint in any other range is Phoenician Purple from Citadel Base at ΔE 2.8, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 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
- Hive Dweller Purple⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.0
- Purple Swarm⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.1
- Cloudburst Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 18.2
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic
- Diabolic Plumsafe substituteΔE 7.0
- Magecast MagentaapproximateΔE 14.7
- Terrestial TitanapproximateΔE 15.3
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash
- Magenta Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 12.9
- Purple Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 14.4
- Dark Blue Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 18.1
Citadel Base
- Phoenician Purplenear matchΔE 2.8
- Naggaroth NightapproximateΔE 9.4
- Barak-Nar BurgundyapproximateΔE 10.7
Citadel Contrast
- Shyish Purple⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.4
- Luxion Purple⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.9
- Sigvald Burgundy⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.7
Citadel Shade
- Druchii Violet⚠ cross-finishΔE 12.3
- Targor Rageshade⚠ cross-finishΔE 18.5
- Drakenhof Nightshade⚠ cross-finishΔE 19.0
Two Thin Coats
- Amethyst Rayne◆ maker’s pickapproximateΔE 13.1
- Enchantress PurpleapproximateΔE 9.8
- Von Evile PurpleapproximateΔE 9.9
Vallejo Game Air
- Midnight PurpleapproximateΔE 13.4
- Ultramarine BlueapproximateΔE 13.6
- Royal PurpleapproximateΔE 13.8
Vallejo Game Color
- Hexed Lichensafe substituteΔE 6.6
- Fluorescent VioletapproximateΔE 9.0
- VioletapproximateΔE 12.3
Vallejo Mecha Color
- Petrol Spills (Gloss)approximateΔE 15.8
- Titan BlueapproximateΔE 18.1
- Titan Dark BlueapproximateΔE 20.8
Vallejo Metal Color
- Gunmetal Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 34.4
- Jet Exhaust⚠ cross-finishΔE 36.1
- Steel⚠ cross-finishΔE 36.3
Vallejo Wash
- Black Wash⚠ cross-finishΔE 22.5
- Black⚠ cross-finishΔE 23.3
- Black Wash⚠ cross-finishΔE 25.3
Vallejo Xpress
- Vampiric Purple⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.1
- Gloomy Violet⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.1
- Omega Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 12.8
Also in Citadel Layer
- Pink HorrorapproximateΔE 18.8
- Altdorf Guard BlueapproximateΔE 19.7
- Genestealer PurpleapproximateΔE 20.9
Every pot in Citadel Layer has a page like this one. Citadel against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: Citadel to Vallejo, Citadel to Army Painter, Citadel to Two Thin Coats, Vallejo to Citadel, Army Painter to Citadel, Two Thin Coats to Citadel.
Match it in the toolQuestions
- What is the Vallejo equivalent of Xereus Purple?
- Hexed Lichen from Vallejo Game Color, at ΔE 6.6: a safe substitute in the same finish.
- What is the Army Painter equivalent of Xereus Purple?
- Diabolic Plum from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 7.0: a safe substitute in the same finish.
- What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Xereus Purple?
- Amethyst Rayne from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 13.1 apart.