# Purple (Vallejo Mecha Color) Paint Equivalents

> Purple (Vallejo Mecha Color, 69.012) equivalents: Citadel Dechala Lilac, Army Painter Violet Coven and Two Thin Coats Runic Purple, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-mecha/purple-69-012

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Purple: Vallejo Mecha Color opaque, 69.012, hex #ad8dbc. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Purple

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Code

69.012

Hex

#ad8dbc

Hex source

community data

## Purple equivalents

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

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Dechala Lilac](/paints/citadel-layer/dechala-lilac) Citadel Layer ΔE 3.4

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Violet Coven](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/violet-coven) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 5.0

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Runic Purple](/paints/two-thin-coats/runic-purple) ΔE 5.1

    safe substitute

Purple is an opaque paint from Vallejo Mecha Color. The closest paint in any other range is Lustful Purple from Vallejo Game Air at ΔE 2.8, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 2 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 15.2
- [Princess Pink](/paints/speedpaint-2/princess-pink) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.5
- [Moody Mauve](/paints/speedpaint-2/moody-mauve) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.6

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

- [Violet Coven](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/violet-coven) safe substitute ΔE 5.0
- [Hexed Violet](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/hexed-violet) approximate ΔE 9.0
- [Diviner Light](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/diviner-light) approximate ΔE 9.4

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

- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 39.2
- [Red Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/red-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 42.0
- [Magenta Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/magenta-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 42.2

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

- [Grey Seer](/paints/citadel-base/grey-seer) approximate ΔE 18.6
- [Daemonette Hide](/paints/citadel-base/daemonette-hide) approximate ΔE 21.8
- [Celestra Grey](/paints/citadel-base/celestra-grey) approximate ΔE 24.3

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

- [Dreadful Visage](/paints/citadel-contrast/dreadful-visage) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.5
- [Apothecary White](/paints/citadel-contrast/apothecary-white) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.2
- [Darkoath Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/darkoath-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.4

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

- [Dechala Lilac](/paints/citadel-layer/dechala-lilac) safe substitute ΔE 3.4
- [Kakophoni Purple](/paints/citadel-layer/kakophoni-purple) approximate ΔE 13.5
- [Slaanesh Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/slaanesh-grey) approximate ΔE 15.3

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

- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.1
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.7
- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.8

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

- [Runic Purple](/paints/two-thin-coats/runic-purple) safe substitute ΔE 5.1
- [Purple Glaze](/paints/two-thin-coats/purple-glaze) approximate ΔE 7.6
- [Amulet Purple](/paints/two-thin-coats/amulet-purple) approximate ΔE 9.0

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

- [Lustful Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/lustful-purple-76-114) near match ΔE 2.8
- [Squid Pink](/paints/vallejo-game-air/squid-pink-76-013) approximate ΔE 10.7
- [Alien Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/alien-purple-76-076) approximate ΔE 18.9

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

- [Lustful Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-color/lustful-purple-72-114) near match ΔE 2.8
- [Squid Pink](/paints/vallejo-game-color/squid-pink-72-013) approximate ΔE 10.7
- [Warm Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-color/warm-grey-72-148) approximate ΔE 17.0

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

- [Dark Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/dark-aluminium-77-703) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.9
- [Silver](/paints/vallejo-metal/silver-77-724) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.0
- [White Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/white-aluminium-77-706) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.0

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

- [Red Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/red-wash-73-206) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.8
- [Flesh Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/flesh-wash-73-204) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.9
- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-grey-76-524) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.2

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

- [Fluid Pink](/paints/vallejo-xpress/fluid-pink-72-459) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.3
- [Wicked Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wicked-purple-72-456) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.1
- [Templar White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/templar-white-72-401) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.9

## Also in Vallejo Mecha Color

- [Light Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-grey-69-036) approximate ΔE 17.8
- [Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/grey-69-037) approximate ΔE 18.7
- [Light Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-blue-69-016) approximate ΔE 20.1

Every pot in [Vallejo Mecha Color](/paints/vallejo-mecha) 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-mecha-purple-69-012)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Purple?

Dechala Lilac from Citadel Layer, at ΔE 3.4: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Purple?

Violet Coven from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 5.0: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Purple?

Runic Purple from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 5.1: a safe substitute in the same finish.