# Violet (Vallejo Game Color) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> Violet (Vallejo Game Color) equivalents: Citadel Genestealer Purple, Army Painter Diabolic Plum and Two Thin Coats Enchantress Purple.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-game-color/violet-72-087

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Violet: Vallejo Game Color opaque, 72.087, hex #6e3d74. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Violet

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Code

72.087

Hex

#6e3d74

Hex source

community data

## Violet equivalents

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

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Genestealer Purple](/paints/citadel-layer/genestealer-purple) Citadel Layer ΔE 11.8

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Diabolic Plum](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/diabolic-plum) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 7.4

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Enchantress Purple](/paints/two-thin-coats/enchantress-purple) ΔE 5.2

    safe substitute

Violet is an opaque paint from Vallejo Game Color. The closest paint in any other range is Enchantress Purple from Two Thin Coats at ΔE 5.2, 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)

- [Hive Dweller Purple](/paints/speedpaint-2/hive-dweller-purple) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.3
- [Purple Swarm](/paints/speedpaint-2/purple-swarm) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.1
- [Periwinkle Purple](/paints/speedpaint-2/periwinkle-purple) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.0

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

- [Diabolic Plum](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/diabolic-plum) approximate ΔE 7.4
- [Magecast Magenta](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/magecast-magenta) approximate ΔE 8.1
- [Warlock Magenta](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/warlock-magenta) approximate ΔE 9.1

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

- [Magenta Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/magenta-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.8
- [Purple Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/purple-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.5
- [Red Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/red-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.5

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

- [Naggaroth Night](/paints/citadel-base/naggaroth-night) approximate ΔE 12.2
- [Gal Vorbak Red](/paints/citadel-base/gal-vorbak-red) approximate ΔE 13.1
- [Daemonette Hide](/paints/citadel-base/daemonette-hide) approximate ΔE 13.5

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

- [Magos Purple](/paints/citadel-contrast/magos-purple) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.3
- [Sigvald Burgundy](/paints/citadel-contrast/sigvald-burgundy) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.0
- [Doomfire Magenta](/paints/citadel-contrast/doomfire-magenta) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.5

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

- [Genestealer Purple](/paints/citadel-layer/genestealer-purple) approximate ΔE 11.8
- [Xereus Purple](/paints/citadel-layer/xereus-purple) approximate ΔE 12.3
- [Pink Horror](/paints/citadel-layer/pink-horror) approximate ΔE 12.5

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

- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.1
- [Druchii Violet](/paints/citadel-shade/druchii-violet) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.8
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.0

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

- [Enchantress Purple](/paints/two-thin-coats/enchantress-purple) safe substitute ΔE 5.2
- [Amethyst Rayne](/paints/two-thin-coats/amethyst-rayne) approximate ΔE 7.9
- [Sorceror's Cloak](/paints/two-thin-coats/sorcerors-cloak) approximate ΔE 8.6

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

- [Warlord Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/warlord-purple-76-014) approximate ΔE 13.2
- [Ultramarine Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/ultramarine-blue-76-022) approximate ΔE 13.8
- [Alien Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/alien-purple-76-076) approximate ΔE 14.5

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

- [Titan Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/titan-blue-69-013) approximate ΔE 13.0
- [Phantom Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/phantom-grey-69-040) approximate ΔE 19.2
- [Titan Dark Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/titan-dark-blue-69-022) approximate ΔE 19.7

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.2
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.5
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.2

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

- [Dark Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-brown-76-514) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.3
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.8
- [Black](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-76-518) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.9

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

- [Vampiric Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/vampiric-purple-72-461) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.1
- [Gloomy Violet](/paints/vallejo-xpress/gloomy-violet-72-410) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.8
- [Omega Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/omega-blue-72-413) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.2

## Also in Vallejo Game Color

- [Fluorescent Violet](/paints/vallejo-game-color/fluorescent-violet-72-159) safe substitute ΔE 6.4
- [Hexed Lichen](/paints/vallejo-game-color/hexed-lichen-72-015) approximate ΔE 9.1
- [Heavy Violet](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-violet-72-142) approximate ΔE 10.5

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

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=vallejo-game-color-violet-72-087)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Violet?

Genestealer Purple from Citadel Layer, at ΔE 11.8: the nearest opaque paint from Citadel, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Violet?

Diabolic Plum from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 7.4: the nearest opaque paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Violet?

Enchantress Purple from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 5.2: a safe substitute in the same finish.