What is the difference between Blanched Berry and Violet Red?

ΔE 10 (close). Violet Red is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Blanched Berry vs Violet Red

Blanched Berry

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 2
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3d1f29 (estimate)

Violet Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.812
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #562d3d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Violet Red is a little lighter, more saturated than Blanched Berry.

Can I use Violet Red instead of Blanched Berry?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Violet Red is a little lighter, more saturated than Blanched Berry.

Can I use Blanched Berry instead of Violet Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Blanched Berry is a little darker, more muted.

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 Blanched Berry on the colour wheel See Violet Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Blanched Berry

Blanched Berry vs Dark Purple (70.749)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Violet Red
Blanched Berry vs Black Red (70.859)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Violet Red
Blanched Berry vs Dark Rust (70.771)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Violet Red

Other Army Painter paints close to Violet Red

Violet Red vs Mulled BerryWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Blanched Berry
Violet Red vs Grimoire PurpleWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Blanched Berry
Violet Red vs Carnelian SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Blanched Berry equivalents · Violet Red equivalents