What is the difference between Bluish Grey and Violet Grey?

ΔE 9 (close). Violet Grey is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bluish Grey vs Violet Grey

Bluish Grey

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-530
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #506267 (estimate)

Violet Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.773
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4c5051 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Violet Grey is a little darker, more muted than Bluish Grey.

Can I use Violet Grey instead of Bluish Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Violet Grey is a little darker, more muted than Bluish Grey.

Can I use Bluish Grey instead of Violet Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bluish Grey is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Bluish Grey on the colour wheel See Violet Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bluish Grey

Bluish Grey vs A-14 Steel Grey (71.336)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Violet Grey
Bluish Grey vs Grey Violet RLM75 (71.259)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Violet Grey
Bluish Grey vs Neutral Grey (70.992)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Violet Grey

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Violet Grey

Violet Grey vs Slate Grey (AMMO.F-522)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Bluish Grey
Violet Grey vs Panzer Grey (A.MIG-0604)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 6, close · closer than Bluish Grey
Violet Grey vs Graugrün RLM 74 (ATOM-20157)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Bluish Grey

All matches: Bluish Grey equivalents · Violet Grey equivalents