What is the difference between Twilight Purple and Blue Violet?

ΔE 13 (fair). Blue Violet is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Twilight Purple vs Blue Violet

Twilight Purple

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

Blue Violet

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.811
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #514788 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Blue Violet is more saturated, warmer than Twilight Purple.

Can I use Blue Violet instead of Twilight Purple?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Blue Violet is more saturated, warmer than Twilight Purple.

Can I use Twilight Purple instead of Blue Violet?

The same difference applies the other way round: Twilight Purple is more muted, 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 Twilight Purple on the colour wheel See Blue Violet 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 Violet
Twilight Purple vs French Blue (71.088)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Blue Violet
Twilight Purple vs Blue (71.004)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Blue Violet

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Blue Violet

Blue Violet vs Purple (IONIC-0079)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Twilight Purple
Blue Violet vs Prussian Blue (ATOM-20108)ATOM · ΔE 13, fair
Blue Violet vs Dark Blue (A.MIG-3504)Oilbrusher · ΔE 15, fair

All matches: Twilight Purple equivalents · Blue Violet equivalents