What is the difference between Twilight Purple and Dark Blue?

ΔE 10 (close). Dark Blue is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Twilight Purple vs Dark Blue

Twilight Purple

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

Dark Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.930
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #28396a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Blue is a little darker than Twilight Purple.

Can I use Dark Blue instead of Twilight Purple?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Dark Blue is a little darker than Twilight Purple.

Can I use Twilight Purple instead of Dark 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 Dark 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 Dark Blue
Twilight Purple vs French Blue (71.088)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Blue
Twilight Purple vs Blue (71.004)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Blue

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Dark Blue

Dark Blue vs Prussian Blue (ATOM-20108)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Twilight Purple
Dark Blue vs Abyss Blue (IONIC-0099)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, close · closer than Twilight Purple
Dark Blue vs Marine Blue (A.MIG-3527)Oilbrusher · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Twilight Purple equivalents · Dark Blue equivalents