Alien Purple is a dark moderate purple with a cool undertone. Within the Vallejo range it ladders cleanly, Fluorescent Violet for the shadows and Blue Violet for the highlights. Alien Purple is a little less common: the closest same-finish match, Scale75 Violet Blue, reaches 90 percent, and 2 other brands carry a strong same-finish alternative. A cross-brand swap will get you most of the way, but eyeball it against the original first.
Alien Purple equivalents in other ranges
No brand clones Alien Purple outright, but 1 range comes close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:
- Closest Scale75 equivalent: Scale75 Violet Blue, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.9).
- Best The Army Painter option: The Army Painter Alien Purple, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.1).
- From Two Thin Coats: Two Thin Coats Amethyst Rayne, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 5.5).
- AK Interactive's closest color: AK Interactive Purple, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 7.2).
- Nearest in the Green Stuff World catalog: Green Stuff World Ultramar Blue, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 7.3).
- Best Humbrol option: Humbrol Purple, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 7.8).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 1.9 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Scale75
The Army Painter
Two Thin Coats
AK Interactive
Green Stuff World
Humbrol
Tamiya
Monument Pro Acryl
Citadel
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What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Alien Purple?
The closest same-finish match is Scale75 Violet Blue at 90% color similarity.
Is there a The Army Painter equivalent of Alien Purple?
Yes. The closest The Army Painter option is Alien Purple at 84%, a same-finish match.
What color is Alien Purple?
Alien Purple is a dark moderate purple with a cool undertone (hex #54407D).
What do I highlight and shade Alien Purple with?
Highlight Alien Purple toward Blue Violet and shade it down into Fluorescent Violet, both Vallejo paints in the same finish family.