Looking 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, Citadel Colour, Army Painter Speedpaint, Monument Pro Acryl, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Game Color, 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.
Closest match in each brand
Overall closest colors
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Create your free guideMatches 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.