# Runic Purple (Two Thin Coats) Paint Equivalents

> Runic Purple (Two Thin Coats) equivalents: Citadel Kakophoni Purple, Vallejo Purple and Army Painter Violet Coven, by ΔE colour distance.

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

§ PAINT · 11th edition

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

Paint

Runic Purple

Range

[Two Thin Coats](/paints/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 Purple](/paints/citadel-layer/kakophoni-purple) Citadel Layer ΔE 13.0

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate
- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Purple](/paints/vallejo-mecha/purple-69-012) Vallejo Mecha Color 69.012 ΔE 5.1

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Violet Coven](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/violet-coven) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 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](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Pastel Lavender](/paints/speedpaint-2/pastel-lavender) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.9
- [Princess Pink](/paints/speedpaint-2/princess-pink) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.3
- [Pastel Indigo](/paints/speedpaint-2/pastel-indigo) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.8

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

- [Violet Coven](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/violet-coven) safe substitute ΔE 4.5
- [Hexed Violet](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/hexed-violet) approximate ΔE 7.1
- [Diviner Light](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/diviner-light) approximate ΔE 13.3

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

- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 36.3
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 39.6
- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 40.0

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

- [Grey Seer](/paints/citadel-base/grey-seer) approximate ΔE 17.1
- [Daemonette Hide](/paints/citadel-base/daemonette-hide) approximate ΔE 19.0
- [Celestra Grey](/paints/citadel-base/celestra-grey) approximate ΔE 22.9

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

- [Dreadful Visage](/paints/citadel-contrast/dreadful-visage) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.2
- [Apothecary White](/paints/citadel-contrast/apothecary-white) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.4
- [Darkoath Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/darkoath-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.9

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

- [Kakophoni Purple](/paints/citadel-layer/kakophoni-purple) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 13.0
- [Dechala Lilac](/paints/citadel-layer/dechala-lilac) safe substitute ΔE 6.4
- [Slaanesh Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/slaanesh-grey) approximate ΔE 11.4

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

- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.5
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.0
- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.5

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

- [Lustful Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/lustful-purple-76-114) approximate ΔE 7.8
- [Squid Pink](/paints/vallejo-game-air/squid-pink-76-013) approximate ΔE 14.5
- [Alien Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/alien-purple-76-076) approximate ΔE 17.4

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

- [Lustful Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-color/lustful-purple-72-114) approximate ΔE 7.8
- [Squid Pink](/paints/vallejo-game-color/squid-pink-72-013) approximate ΔE 14.5
- [Warm Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-color/warm-grey-72-148) approximate ΔE 15.8

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

- [Purple](/paints/vallejo-mecha/purple-69-012) safe substitute ΔE 5.1
- [Light Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-grey-69-036) approximate ΔE 15.3
- [Light Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-blue-69-016) approximate ΔE 16.0

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

- [Dark Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/dark-aluminium-77-703) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.7
- [Silver](/paints/vallejo-metal/silver-77-724) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.1
- [Magnesium](/paints/vallejo-metal/magnesium-77-711) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.4

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

- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-grey-76-524) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.0
- [Flesh Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/flesh-wash-73-204) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.3
- [Pale Grey Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/pale-grey-wash-73-202) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.4

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

- [Fluid Pink](/paints/vallejo-xpress/fluid-pink-72-459) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.3
- [Wicked Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wicked-purple-72-456) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.6
- [Templar White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/templar-white-72-401) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.0

## Also in Two Thin Coats

- [Amulet Purple](/paints/two-thin-coats/amulet-purple) approximate ΔE 9.6
- [Purple Glaze](/paints/two-thin-coats/purple-glaze) approximate ΔE 11.2
- [Enticing Purple](/paints/two-thin-coats/enticing-purple) approximate ΔE 11.4

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-runic-purple)

##  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.