What is the difference between Twilight Purple and Imperial Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Imperial Blue is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Twilight Purple vs Imperial Blue

Twilight Purple

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

Imperial Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.020
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #30518d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Imperial Blue is more saturated, cooler than Twilight Purple.

Can I use Imperial Blue instead of Twilight Purple?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Imperial Blue is more saturated, cooler than Twilight Purple.

Can I use Twilight Purple instead of Imperial Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Twilight Purple is more muted, warmer.

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 Imperial 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 Imperial Blue
Twilight Purple vs French Blue (71.088)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Imperial Blue
Twilight Purple vs Blue (71.004)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Imperial Blue

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Imperial Blue

Imperial Blue vs Prussian Blue (ATOM-20108)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Twilight Purple
Imperial Blue vs Marine Blue (A.MIG-3527)Oilbrusher · ΔE 9, close
Imperial Blue vs Dark Blue (A.MIG-3504)Oilbrusher · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Twilight Purple equivalents · Imperial Blue equivalents