Coven Purple vs Sacra Purple

Coven Purple

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Air
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#8a68a8 (estimate)

Sacra Purple

Brand
Green Stuff World
Range
Washes & Intensity Inks
Code
1731 Ink
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#775ea2 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sacra Purple is a little darker than Coven Purple. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Coven Purple is an opaque base/layer paint and Green Stuff World Sacra Purple is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Sacra Purple instead of Coven Purple?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Sacra Purple is a little darker than Coven Purple. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Coven Purple instead of Sacra Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: Coven Purple is a little lighter.

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 Coven Purple on the colour wheel See Sacra Purple on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Coven Purple

Other Army Painter paints close to Sacra Purple

All matches: Coven Purple equivalents · Sacra Purple equivalents

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