What is the difference between Cultist Purple and Purple?

ΔE 8 (close). Purple is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Cultist Purple vs Purple

Cultist Purple

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6c5aa1 (estimate)

Purple

Brand: Tamiya
Range: PS Spray (polycarbonate)
Code: PS-10
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7350a0 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Purple is more saturated, warmer than Cultist Purple.

Can I use Purple instead of Cultist Purple?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Purple is more saturated, warmer than Cultist Purple.

Can I use Cultist Purple instead of Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: Cultist Purple is more muted, cooler.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Cultist Purple on the colour wheel See Purple on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Cultist Purple

Cultist Purple vs Translucent Purple (PS-45)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 6, close · closer than Purple
Cultist Purple vs Purple (X-16)X Gloss Acrylic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Purple
Cultist Purple vs Purple (TS-24)TS Spray · ΔE 7, close · closer than Purple

Other Army Painter paints close to Purple

Purple vs Alien PurpleWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Cultist Purple
Purple vs Alien PurpleWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close
Purple vs Warlock MagentaWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Cultist Purple equivalents · Purple equivalents