What is the difference between Cloudburst Blue and Violet Hint?

ΔE 24 (loose). Violet Hint is noticeably lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Cloudburst Blue vs Violet Hint

Cloudburst Blue

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #4a5278 (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 23.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Violet Hint is noticeably lighter, warmer than Cloudburst Blue.

Can I use Violet Hint instead of Cloudburst Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 24). Violet Hint is noticeably lighter, warmer than Cloudburst Blue.

Can I use Cloudburst Blue instead of Violet Hint?

The same difference applies the other way round: Cloudburst Blue is noticeably darker, 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 Cloudburst Blue on the colour wheel See Violet Hint on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Cloudburst Blue

Cloudburst Blue vs Morrow Purple (4244)Dipping Inks · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Violet Hint
Cloudburst Blue vs Indigo Blue (4230)Dipping Inks · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Violet Hint
Cloudburst Blue vs Purple Vanity (4245)Dipping Inks · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Violet Hint

Other Army Painter paints close to Violet Hint

Violet Hint vs Pastel LavenderSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Cloudburst Blue
Violet Hint vs Pastel IndigoSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 25, loose
Violet Hint vs Runic GreySpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 26, loose

All matches: Cloudburst Blue equivalents · Violet Hint equivalents