What is the difference between Dragon Blood and Purple Shadow?

ΔE 7 (close). Purple Shadow is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dragon Blood vs Purple Shadow

Dragon Blood

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: Color Punch
Code: AK11272
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #542737 (estimate)

Purple Shadow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.011
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #673541 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Purple Shadow is a little lighter, warmer than Dragon Blood.

Can I use Purple Shadow instead of Dragon Blood?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Purple Shadow is a little lighter, warmer than Dragon Blood.

Can I use Dragon Blood instead of Purple Shadow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dragon Blood is a little darker, 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 Dragon Blood on the colour wheel See Purple Shadow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dragon Blood

Dragon Blood vs Violet Red (70.812)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Purple Shadow
Dragon Blood vs Purple Hex (74.026)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Purple Shadow
Dragon Blood vs Frozen Flesh (74.010)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 7, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Purple Shadow

Purple Shadow vs Space Magenta (AK17001)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dragon Blood
Purple Shadow vs Violet Red (AK11075)3rd Gen Pastel · ΔE 10, fair
Purple Shadow vs Night Blood (AK17038)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Dragon Blood equivalents · Purple Shadow equivalents