Von Evile Purple sits in the purple family: dark in tone, moderate in saturation, cool in cast. Highlight it toward Marine Blue, the nearest lighter paint in the Two Thin Coats lane. Von Evile Purple is a little less common: the closest same-finish match, The Army Painter Diabolic Plum, reaches 89 percent, and 1 other brand carries a strong same-finish alternative. A cross-brand swap will get you most of the way, but eyeball it against the original first.
Von Evile Purple equivalents in other ranges
1 of the 9 brands with a mapped match get genuinely close to Two Thin Coats Von Evile Purple, though none is a clone. Brand by brand, the nearest colors are:
- Closest The Army Painter equivalent: The Army Painter Diabolic Plum, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.2).
- Nearest in the Vallejo catalog: Vallejo Violet, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.4).
- Best Monument Pro Acryl option: Monument Pro Acryl Plum, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 6.1).
- From AK Interactive: AK Interactive Violet Red, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 6.2).
- Scale75's closest color: Scale75 Violet Blue, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 6.7).
- Nearest in the P3 Paints catalog: P3 Paints Royal Violet, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 7.1).
Check it on a spare model first, because The Army Painter Diabolic Plum sits slightly darker than the original and the difference grows over large flat panels.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
The Army Painter
Vallejo
Monument Pro Acryl
AK Interactive
Scale75
P3 Paints
Citadel
Green Stuff World
Humbrol
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 1 other brand with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Two Thin Coats Von Evile Purple?
The closest same-finish match is The Army Painter Diabolic Plum at 89% color similarity.
What color is Von Evile Purple?
Von Evile Purple is a dark moderate purple with a cool undertone (hex #5A3764).
What do I highlight and shade Von Evile Purple with?
The next step up for highlighting Von Evile Purple is Marine Blue in the Two Thin Coats range. Nothing sits directly below it in the same lane, so reach for a wash to shade.