What is the difference between Beowulf Blue and Nightshade Purple?

ΔE 25 (loose). Nightshade Purple is much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Beowulf Blue vs Nightshade Purple

Beowulf Blue

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #1a3a8a (estimate)

Nightshade Purple

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Dipping Inks
Code: 4231
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #482f5c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 25.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Nightshade Purple is much more muted, warmer than Beowulf Blue.

Can I use Nightshade Purple instead of Beowulf Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 25). Nightshade Purple is much more muted, warmer than Beowulf Blue.

Can I use Beowulf Blue instead of Nightshade Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: Beowulf Blue is much more saturated, 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 Beowulf Blue on the colour wheel See Nightshade Purple on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Beowulf Blue

Beowulf Blue vs Purple Vanity (4245)Dipping Inks · ΔE 28, loose
Beowulf Blue vs Indigo Blue (4230)Dipping Inks · ΔE 28, loose
Beowulf Blue vs Morrow Purple (4244)Dipping Inks · ΔE 33, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Nightshade Purple

Nightshade Purple vs Hive Dweller PurpleSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Beowulf Blue
Nightshade Purple vs Cloudburst BlueSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Beowulf Blue
Nightshade Purple vs Occultist CloakSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 22, loose · closer than Beowulf Blue

All matches: Beowulf Blue equivalents · Nightshade Purple equivalents