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Make a free guideLooking for a Violet Red equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Violet Red (Reaper MSP) in Vallejo Xpress Color, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Model Color, Monument Pro Acryl, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Game Color, Citadel Colour, Army Painter Speedpaint, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Colour Primer, Army Painter Warpaints, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Metal Color, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Weathering 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 Violet Red, 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 2Dark ShadowReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Red BrickReaper MSPGreat match
- BaseViolet RedReaper MSP
- Highlight 1Deep Purple - IntenseAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Highlight 2Amethyst PurpleReaper MSPGreat 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.