# Spectral Purple (Two Thin Coats) Paint Equivalents

> Spectral Purple (Two Thin Coats) equivalents: Citadel Kakophoni Purple, Vallejo Alien Purple and Army Painter Spellbound Fuchsia, by ΔE colour distance.

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

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Spectral Purple: Two Thin Coats opaque, hex #995a9a. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Spectral Purple

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Hex

#995a9a

Hex source

community data

## Spectral 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 8.1

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

    [Alien Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/alien-purple-76-076) Vallejo Game Air 76.076 ΔE 11.7

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Spellbound Fuchsia](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/spellbound-fuchsia) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.8

    safe substitute

Spectral Purple is an opaque paint from Two Thin Coats. The closest paint in any other range is Spellbound Fuchsia from Warpaints Fanatic at ΔE 4.8, 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)

- [Moody Mauve](/paints/speedpaint-2/moody-mauve) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.9
- [Moonlake Coral](/paints/speedpaint-2/moonlake-coral) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.4
- [Purple Alchemy](/paints/speedpaint-2/purple-alchemy) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.8

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

- [Spellbound Fuchsia](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/spellbound-fuchsia) safe substitute ΔE 4.8
- [Warlock Magenta](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/warlock-magenta) approximate ΔE 7.3
- [Enchanted Pink](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/enchanted-pink) approximate ΔE 8.4

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

- [Magenta Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/magenta-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.8
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.6
- [Red Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/red-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.0

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

- [Daemonette Hide](/paints/citadel-base/daemonette-hide) approximate ΔE 14.3
- [Screamer Pink](/paints/citadel-base/screamer-pink) approximate ΔE 21.6
- [Naggaroth Night](/paints/citadel-base/naggaroth-night) approximate ΔE 23.6

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

- [Dreadful Visage](/paints/citadel-contrast/dreadful-visage) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.0
- [Magos Purple](/paints/citadel-contrast/magos-purple) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.4
- [Doomfire Magenta](/paints/citadel-contrast/doomfire-magenta) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.5

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

- [Kakophoni Purple](/paints/citadel-layer/kakophoni-purple) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 8.1
- [Genestealer Purple](/paints/citadel-layer/genestealer-purple) approximate ΔE 9.8
- [Emperor's Children](/paints/citadel-layer/emperors-children) approximate ΔE 12.8

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

- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.7
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.7
- [Berserker Bloodshade](/paints/citadel-shade/berserker-bloodshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.1

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

- [Alien Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/alien-purple-76-076) approximate ΔE 11.7
- [Squid Pink](/paints/vallejo-game-air/squid-pink-76-013) approximate ΔE 14.0
- [Lustful Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/lustful-purple-76-114) approximate ΔE 15.7

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

- [Alien Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-color/alien-purple-72-076) approximate ΔE 11.7
- [Violet](/paints/vallejo-game-color/violet-72-087) approximate ΔE 12.4
- [Squid Pink](/paints/vallejo-game-color/squid-pink-72-013) approximate ΔE 14.0

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

- [Purple](/paints/vallejo-mecha/purple-69-012) approximate ΔE 16.1
- [Magenta Fluorescent](/paints/vallejo-mecha/magenta-fluorescent-69-056) approximate ΔE 16.4
- [Titan Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/titan-blue-69-013) approximate ΔE 19.1

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.7
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.9
- [Magnesium](/paints/vallejo-metal/magnesium-77-711) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.0

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

- [Red Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/red-wash-73-206) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.5
- [Flesh Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/flesh-wash-73-204) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.1
- [Dark Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-brown-76-514) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.2

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

- [Fluid Pink](/paints/vallejo-xpress/fluid-pink-72-459) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.6
- [Twilight Rose](/paints/vallejo-xpress/twilight-rose-72-460) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.2
- [Wicked Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wicked-purple-72-456) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.2

## Also in Two Thin Coats

- [Sorceror's Cloak](/paints/two-thin-coats/sorcerors-cloak) approximate ΔE 7.6
- [Emperor's Purple](/paints/two-thin-coats/emperors-purple) approximate ΔE 8.3
- [Glistening Gums](/paints/two-thin-coats/glistening-gums) approximate ΔE 8.8

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).

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##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Spectral Purple?

Kakophoni Purple from Citadel Layer: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 8.1 apart.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Spectral Purple?

Alien Purple from Vallejo Game Air, at ΔE 11.7: the nearest opaque paint from Vallejo, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Spectral Purple?

Spellbound Fuchsia from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 4.8: a safe substitute in the same finish.