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Make a free guideLooking for a Black Purple equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Black Purple (AK Interactive 3rd Gen) in Reaper MSP, Vallejo Game Color, Army Painter Fanatic, Citadel Colour, Scale75 Scalecolor, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Speedpaint, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Model Color, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Diorama FX, Army Painter Warpaints, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Weathering Effects, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Game Color Effects, ranked by CIE76 deltaE color distance. Use them as substitutes, or generate a painting guide from the paints you actually own and let PaintGuide handle the matching and mixing for you.
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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Black Purple, picked from the full catalog by color science — not paints you own. Shadows stay richer when they lean cool; pure black just flattens them. Highlights read best warmer and a touch softer than the base; pure white bleaches them out.
- Shade 2Nightmare BlackReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Dark Prussian BlueAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- BaseBlack PurpleAK Interactive 3rd Gen
- Highlight 1Dark Elf ShadowReaper MSPGreat match
- Highlight 2Anthracite GreyScale75 ScalecolorGreat match
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Make a free guide with your paintsMatches are computed by converting each paint's color to CIELAB and measuring CIE76 deltaE distance. A “great match” (deltaE < 3) is very close to the eye; a “close match” is a usable substitute. Finish, opacity, and coverage still differ between brands, so test on primer when it matters.