What is the difference between Twilight Purple and Blue?

ΔE 8 (close). Blue is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Twilight Purple vs Blue

Twilight Purple

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0078
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #464e7e (estimate)

Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.004
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #303f68 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Blue is a little darker than Twilight Purple.

Can I use Blue instead of Twilight Purple?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Blue is a little darker than Twilight Purple.

Can I use Twilight Purple instead of Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Twilight Purple is a little lighter.

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 Twilight Purple on the colour wheel See Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Twilight Purple

Twilight Purple vs Flat Blue (70.962)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Blue
Twilight Purple vs French Blue (71.088)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Blue
Twilight Purple vs Medium Blue (70.963)Model Color · ΔE 8, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Blue

Blue vs Prussian Blue (ATOM-20108)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Twilight Purple
Blue vs Marine Blue (A.MIG-3527)Oilbrusher · ΔE 8, close · closer than Twilight Purple
Blue vs Bluish Grey (ATOM-20104)ATOM · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Twilight Purple equivalents · Blue equivalents