# Purple Alchemy (Speedpaint 2.0) Paint Equivalents

> Purple Alchemy (Speedpaint 2.0) equivalents: Citadel Doomfire Magenta and Vallejo Twilight Rose, with ΔE colour distance to every other range.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/speedpaint-2/purple-alchemy

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Purple Alchemy: Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0 contrast, hex #ae3f6a. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Purple Alchemy

Range

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

Finish

contrast

Hex

#ae3f6a

Hex source

community data

## Purple Alchemy equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish. A brand with no contrast paint offers its closest colour in another finish, flagged.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Doomfire Magenta](/paints/citadel-contrast/doomfire-magenta) Citadel Contrast ΔE 8.2

    approximate
- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Twilight Rose](/paints/vallejo-xpress/twilight-rose-72-460) Vallejo Xpress 72.460 ΔE 12.2

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Glistening Gums](/paints/two-thin-coats/glistening-gums) ΔE 7.6

    ⚠ cross-finish

Purple Alchemy is a contrast paint from Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0. The closest paint in any other range is Doomfire Magenta from Citadel Contrast at ΔE 8.2, an approximation. Across the 13 other ranges, none 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 Warpaints Fanatic](/paints/army-painter-fanatic)

- [Elder Flower](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/elder-flower) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.1
- [Wicked Pink](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/wicked-pink) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.5
- [Wyvern Fury](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/wyvern-fury) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.1

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

- [Magenta Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/magenta-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.8
- [Red Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/red-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.4
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.2

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

- [Screamer Pink](/paints/citadel-base/screamer-pink) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.3
- [Bugman's Glow](/paints/citadel-base/bugmans-glow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.2
- [Gal Vorbak Red](/paints/citadel-base/gal-vorbak-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.8

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

- [Doomfire Magenta](/paints/citadel-contrast/doomfire-magenta) approximate ΔE 8.2
- [Magos Purple](/paints/citadel-contrast/magos-purple) approximate ΔE 12.7
- [Darkoath Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/darkoath-flesh) approximate ΔE 15.3

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

- [Emperor's Children](/paints/citadel-layer/emperors-children) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.4
- [Pink Horror](/paints/citadel-layer/pink-horror) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.7
- [Knight-Questor Flesh](/paints/citadel-layer/knight-questor-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.5

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

- [Berserker Bloodshade](/paints/citadel-shade/berserker-bloodshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.4
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.5
- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.7

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

- [Glistening Gums](/paints/two-thin-coats/glistening-gums) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.6
- [Cyber Pink](/paints/two-thin-coats/cyber-pink) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.0
- [Emperor Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/emperor-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.0

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

- [Warlord Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/warlord-purple-76-014) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.3
- [Athena Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-air/athena-skin-76-107) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.2
- [Squid Pink](/paints/vallejo-game-air/squid-pink-76-013) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.8

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

- [Magenta](/paints/vallejo-game-color/magenta-72-083) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.9
- [Warlord Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-color/warlord-purple-72-014) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.5
- [Succubus Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-color/succubus-skin-72-108) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.6

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

- [Metallic Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/metallic-red-69-066) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.8
- [Magenta Fluorescent](/paints/vallejo-mecha/magenta-fluorescent-69-056) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.4
- [Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/red-69-008) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.0

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.4
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.9
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.8

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

- [Red Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/red-wash-73-206) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.4
- [Dark Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-brown-76-514) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.6
- [Flesh Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/flesh-wash-73-204) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.9

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

- [Twilight Rose](/paints/vallejo-xpress/twilight-rose-72-460) approximate ΔE 12.2
- [Fluid Pink](/paints/vallejo-xpress/fluid-pink-72-459) approximate ΔE 12.4
- [Demonic Skin](/paints/vallejo-xpress/demonic-skin-72-458) approximate ΔE 14.1

## Also in Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0

- [Moonlake Coral](/paints/speedpaint-2/moonlake-coral) safe substitute ΔE 3.5
- [Moody Mauve](/paints/speedpaint-2/moody-mauve) safe substitute ΔE 6.3
- [Familiar Pink](/paints/speedpaint-2/familiar-pink) approximate ΔE 7.8

Every pot in [Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2) has a page like this one. Army Painter against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: [Army Painter to Citadel](/paints/army-painter-to-citadel), [Army Painter to Vallejo](/paints/army-painter-to-vallejo), [Army Painter to Two Thin Coats](/paints/army-painter-to-two-thin-coats), [Citadel to Army Painter](/paints/citadel-to-army-painter), [Vallejo to Army Painter](/paints/vallejo-to-army-painter), [Two Thin Coats to Army Painter](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-army-painter).

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=speedpaint-2-purple-alchemy)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Purple Alchemy?

Doomfire Magenta from Citadel Contrast, at ΔE 8.2: the nearest contrast paint from Citadel, though only an approximate match.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Purple Alchemy?

Twilight Rose from Vallejo Xpress, at ΔE 12.2: the nearest contrast paint from Vallejo, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Purple Alchemy?

Glistening Gums from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 7.6. The Two Thin Coats paints compared here include no contrast paint, so the closest colour stands in from another finish (opaque); it behaves differently on the model.