Kraken Lavender sits in the purple family: light in tone, muted in saturation, cool in cast. It builds a smooth gradient with Wilted Rose underneath and Diviner Light on the highlights, all in the The Army Painter line. This color is somewhat distinctive: 2 brands offer a strong same-finish match, Vallejo Light Violet closest at 93 percent. A cross-brand swap will get you most of the way, but eyeball it against the original first.
Kraken Lavender equivalents in other ranges
2 of the 5 brands with a mapped match get genuinely close to The Army Painter Kraken Lavender, though none is a clone. Brand by brand, the nearest colors are:
- Closest Vallejo equivalent: Vallejo Light Violet, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.5).
- Best Two Thin Coats option: Two Thin Coats Runic Purple, a swap nobody spots at arm's length (delta E 1.6).
- From Citadel: Citadel Dechala Lilac, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.8).
- AK Interactive's closest color: AK Interactive Wwi German Lilac, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.8).
- Nearest in the Tamiya catalog: Tamiya Light Purple, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 6.9).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 1.5 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Vallejo
Two Thin Coats
Citadel
AK Interactive
Tamiya
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.
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Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Kraken Lavender?
The closest same-finish match is Vallejo Light Violet at 93% color similarity.
What color is Kraken Lavender?
Kraken Lavender is a light muted purple with a cool undertone (hex #A290B8).
What do I highlight and shade Kraken Lavender with?
Highlight Kraken Lavender toward Diviner Light and shade it down into Wilted Rose, both The Army Painter paints in the same finish family.