Looking for a Violet Ink equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Violet Ink (Vallejo Game Color) in Vallejo Model Color, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Warpaints, Army Painter Fanatic, Monument Pro Acryl, Army Painter Speedpaint, Citadel Colour, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Hobby Spray, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Xpress Color, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Quickshade, 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
Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Violet Ink, 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 2Purple Tone WashArmy Painter WarpaintsClose match
- Shade 1Clear PurpleReaper MSPGreat match
- BaseViolet InkVallejo Game Color
- Highlight 1Faded PlumMonument Pro AcrylGreat match
- Highlight 2Faded UltramarineMonument Pro AcrylClose match
Mix starting points — real pigment blends shift a little; adjust by eye.
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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.