What is the difference between Dark Violet and Dark Purple?

ΔE 9 (close). Dark Purple is a little darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Violet vs Dark Purple

Dark Violet

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0074
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4b3048 (estimate)

Dark Purple

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.749
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #382130 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Purple is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Dark Violet.

Can I use Dark Purple instead of Dark Violet?

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

Can I use Dark Violet instead of Dark Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Violet is a little lighter, more saturated, 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 Dark Violet on the colour wheel See Dark Purple on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Violet

Dark Violet vs Royal Purple (70.810)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dark Purple
Dark Violet vs Violet Red (70.812)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dark Purple
Dark Violet vs Purple (70.959)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Dark Purple

Dark Purple vs Rubber & Tires (ATOM-20159)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Violet
Dark Purple vs Schwarzgrau RLM 66 (ATOM-20158)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Violet
Dark Purple vs Dunkelgrau RAL 7021 (ATOM-20160)ATOM · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dark Violet

All matches: Dark Violet equivalents · Dark Purple equivalents