What is the difference between Strong Dark Blue and Royal Purple?

ΔE 9 (close). Royal Purple is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Strong Dark Blue vs Royal Purple

Strong Dark Blue

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11187
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #00081d (estimate)

Royal Purple

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.016
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1b162a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Royal Purple is a little lighter, warmer than Strong Dark Blue.

Can I use Royal Purple instead of Strong Dark Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Royal Purple is a little lighter, warmer than Strong Dark Blue.

Can I use Strong Dark Blue instead of Royal Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: Strong Dark Blue 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 Strong Dark Blue on the colour wheel See Royal Purple on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Strong Dark Blue

Strong Dark Blue vs Night Blue (72.019)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Royal Purple
Strong Dark Blue vs Infantry Blue (70.752)Model Color · ΔE 10, close
Strong Dark Blue vs Midnight Purple (72.116)Game Color · ΔE 10, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Royal Purple

Royal Purple vs Night Black (AK17052)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 8, close · closer than Strong Dark Blue
Royal Purple vs Blue Black (AK17051)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 8, close · closer than Strong Dark Blue
Royal Purple vs Russian Blue Base (AK11432)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than Strong Dark Blue

All matches: Strong Dark Blue equivalents · Royal Purple equivalents