# Emperor's Purple (Two Thin Coats) Paint Equivalents

> Emperor's Purple (Two Thin Coats) equivalents: Citadel Daemonette Hide, Vallejo Alien Purple and Army Painter Warlock Magenta, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/two-thin-coats/emperors-purple

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Emperor's Purple: Two Thin Coats opaque, hex #7a6089. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Emperor's Purple

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Hex

#7a6089

Hex source

community data

## Emperor's Purple equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Daemonette Hide](/paints/citadel-base/daemonette-hide) Citadel Base ΔE 6.7

    safe substitute
- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Alien Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/alien-purple-76-076) Vallejo Game Air 76.076 ΔE 8.9

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Warlock Magenta](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/warlock-magenta) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 9.5

    approximate

Emperor's Purple is an opaque paint from Two Thin Coats. The closest paint in any other range is Daemonette Hide from Citadel Base at ΔE 6.7, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 1 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 11.5
- [Moody Mauve](/paints/speedpaint-2/moody-mauve) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.0
- [Hive Dweller Purple](/paints/speedpaint-2/hive-dweller-purple) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.0

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

- [Warlock Magenta](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/warlock-magenta) approximate ΔE 9.5
- [Cultist Purple](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/cultist-purple) approximate ΔE 10.7
- [Alien Purple](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/alien-purple) approximate ΔE 11.6

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

- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.2
- [Magenta Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/magenta-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.2
- [Red Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/red-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.4

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

- [Daemonette Hide](/paints/citadel-base/daemonette-hide) safe substitute ΔE 6.7
- [Naggaroth Night](/paints/citadel-base/naggaroth-night) approximate ΔE 19.1
- [The Fang](/paints/citadel-base/the-fang) approximate ΔE 20.9

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

- [Dreadful Visage](/paints/citadel-contrast/dreadful-visage) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.4
- [Magos Purple](/paints/citadel-contrast/magos-purple) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.2
- [Darkoath Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/darkoath-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.0

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

- [Kakophoni Purple](/paints/citadel-layer/kakophoni-purple) approximate ΔE 8.5
- [Genestealer Purple](/paints/citadel-layer/genestealer-purple) approximate ΔE 8.7
- [Warpfiend Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/warpfiend-grey) approximate ΔE 14.7

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

- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.3
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.7
- [Berserker Bloodshade](/paints/citadel-shade/berserker-bloodshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.0

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

- [Alien Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/alien-purple-76-076) approximate ΔE 8.9
- [Ultramarine Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/ultramarine-blue-76-022) approximate ΔE 17.5
- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) approximate ΔE 17.8

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

- [Alien Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-color/alien-purple-72-076) approximate ΔE 8.9
- [Violet](/paints/vallejo-game-color/violet-72-087) approximate ΔE 11.1
- [Dark Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dark-blue-72-017) approximate ΔE 13.8

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

- [Titan Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/titan-blue-69-013) approximate ΔE 12.2
- [Phantom Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/phantom-grey-69-040) approximate ΔE 16.9
- [Purple](/paints/vallejo-mecha/purple-69-012) approximate ΔE 17.7

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.2
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.8
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.2

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

- [Dark Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-brown-76-514) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.5
- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.8
- [Red Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/red-wash-73-206) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.4

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

- [Twilight Rose](/paints/vallejo-xpress/twilight-rose-72-460) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.5
- [Wicked Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wicked-purple-72-456) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.1
- [Fluid Pink](/paints/vallejo-xpress/fluid-pink-72-459) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.7

## Also in Two Thin Coats

- [Sorceror's Cloak](/paints/two-thin-coats/sorcerors-cloak) safe substitute ΔE 3.8
- [Spectral Purple](/paints/two-thin-coats/spectral-purple) approximate ΔE 8.3
- [Glistening Gums](/paints/two-thin-coats/glistening-gums) approximate ΔE 10.7

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

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=two-thin-coats-emperors-purple)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Emperor's Purple?

Daemonette Hide from Citadel Base, at ΔE 6.7: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Emperor's Purple?

Alien Purple from Vallejo Game Air, at ΔE 8.9: the nearest opaque paint from Vallejo, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Emperor's Purple?

Warlock Magenta from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 9.5: the nearest opaque paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.