§ PAINT · 11th edition

Runic PurpleTwo Thin Coats opaque, hex #9b8db4. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint
Runic Purple
Range
Two Thin Coats
Finish
opaque
Hex
#9b8db4
Hex source
community data

Runic Purple equivalents

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

  • Citadel equivalent

    Kakophoni PurpleCitadel LayerΔE 13.0
    ◆ maker’s pickapproximate
  • Vallejo equivalent

    PurpleVallejo Mecha Color69.012ΔE 5.1
    safe substitute
  • Army Painter equivalent

    Violet CovenWarpaints FanaticΔE 4.5
    safe substitute

Runic Purple is an opaque paint from Two Thin Coats. The closest paint in any other range is Violet Coven from Warpaints Fanatic at ΔE 4.5, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 3 a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.

Closest matches

Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0

Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic

Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash

Citadel Base

Citadel Contrast

Citadel Layer

Citadel Shade

Vallejo Game Air

Vallejo Game Color

Vallejo Mecha Color

Vallejo Metal Color

Vallejo Wash

Vallejo Xpress

Also in Two Thin Coats

Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Runic Purple?
Kakophoni Purple from Citadel Layer: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 13.0 apart.
What is the Vallejo equivalent of Runic Purple?
Purple from Vallejo Mecha Color, at ΔE 5.1: a safe substitute in the same finish.
What is the Army Painter equivalent of Runic Purple?
Violet Coven from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 4.5: a safe substitute in the same finish.