What is the difference between Schwarzgrau RLM 66 and Dark Purple?

ΔE 8 (close). Dark Purple is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Schwarzgrau RLM 66 vs Dark Purple

Schwarzgrau RLM 66

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20158
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2e252e (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 7.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Purple is more saturated than Schwarzgrau RLM 66.

Can I use Dark Purple instead of Schwarzgrau RLM 66?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Dark Purple is more saturated than Schwarzgrau RLM 66.

Can I use Schwarzgrau RLM 66 instead of Dark Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: Schwarzgrau RLM 66 is more muted.

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 Schwarzgrau RLM 66 on the colour wheel See Dark Purple on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Schwarzgrau RLM 66

Schwarzgrau RLM 66 vs Black Violet (70.751)Model Color · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Dark Purple
Schwarzgrau RLM 66 vs Dark Grey (70.994)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Purple
Schwarzgrau RLM 66 vs Cam. Black Brown (70.822)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Purple

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Dark Purple

Dark Purple vs Rubber & Tires (ATOM-20159)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Schwarzgrau RLM 66
Dark Purple vs Dunkelgrau RAL 7021 (ATOM-20160)ATOM · ΔE 9, close
Dark Purple vs Dark Violet (IONIC-0074)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Schwarzgrau RLM 66 equivalents · Dark Purple equivalents