Black Purple is a very dark moderate purple with a cool undertone. It builds a smooth gradient with Dark Sea Blue underneath and Russian Blue Base on the highlights, all in the AK Interactive line. Substitutes are thinner on the ground; Vallejo Royal Purple is the nearest same-finish option at 94 percent, with 2 brands in strong-match range. A cross-brand swap will get you most of the way, but eyeball it against the original first.
Black Purple equivalents in other ranges
No brand clones Black Purple outright, but 2 ranges come close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:
- Closest Vallejo equivalent: Vallejo Royal Purple, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.2).
- From Monument Pro Acryl: Monument Pro Acryl Dioxazine Violet, a swap nobody spots at arm's length (delta E 1.9).
- The P3 Paints pick: P3 Paints Bad Bruise, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 6.7).
- Nearest in the Green Stuff World catalog: Green Stuff World Chancellor Blue, only a loose relative (delta E 8.2).
- Best The Army Painter option: The Army Painter Terrestrial Titan, only a loose relative (delta E 8.5).
- From Scale75: Scale75 African Shadow, only a loose relative (delta E 9.0).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 1.2 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Vallejo
Monument Pro Acryl
P3 Paints
Green Stuff World
The Army Painter
Scale75
Citadel
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
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Found in 2 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Black Purple?
The closest same-finish match is Vallejo Royal Purple at 94% color similarity.
What color is Black Purple?
Black Purple is a very dark moderate purple with a cool undertone (hex #21152B).
What do I highlight and shade Black Purple with?
Highlight Black Purple toward Russian Blue Base and shade it down into Dark Sea Blue, both AK Interactive paints in the same finish family.