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Make a free guideLooking for a Nightshade Purple equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Nightshade Purple (Reaper MSP) in Army Painter Fanatic, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Game Color, Citadel Colour, Army Painter Speedpaint, Monument Pro Acryl, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Model Wash, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Xpress Color, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Weathering Effects, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Army Painter Warpaints, 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 Nightshade 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
- BaseNightshade PurpleReaper MSP
- Highlight 1Obsidian SkinArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Warpfiend GreyCitadel ColourGreat 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.