What is the difference between Battleship Grey and Violet Hint?

ΔE 29 (loose). Violet Hint is noticeably darker, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Battleship Grey vs Violet Hint

Battleship Grey

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #8ab0c4 (estimate)

Violet Hint

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Dipping Inks
Code: 4243
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #9780ac (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 29.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Violet Hint is noticeably darker, more saturated, warmer than Battleship Grey.

Can I use Violet Hint instead of Battleship Grey?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 29). Violet Hint is noticeably darker, more saturated, warmer than Battleship Grey.

Can I use Battleship Grey instead of Violet Hint?

The same difference applies the other way round: Battleship Grey is noticeably lighter, 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 Battleship Grey on the colour wheel See Violet Hint on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Battleship Grey

Battleship Grey vs Blue Glacier (4242)Dipping Inks · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Violet Hint
Battleship Grey vs Skull Linen (4249)Dipping Inks · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Violet Hint
Battleship Grey vs Cool Blue (4221)Dipping Inks · ΔE 30, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Violet Hint

Violet Hint vs Pastel LavenderSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Battleship Grey
Violet Hint vs Cloudburst BlueSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 24, loose · closer than Battleship Grey
Violet Hint vs Pastel IndigoSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 25, loose · closer than Battleship Grey

All matches: Battleship Grey equivalents · Violet Hint equivalents