Dark Blue Tone vs Dead Purple

Dark Blue Tone

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Fanatic
Type
a wash/shade
Swatch
#1a2448 (estimate)

Dead Purple

Brand
Nocturna Models
Range
N-Paint Basic
Code
NA17
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#544162 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Dead Purple is noticeably lighter, warmer than Dark Blue Tone. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Dark Blue Tone is a wash/shade and Nocturna Models Dead Purple is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Dead Purple instead of Dark Blue Tone?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Dead Purple is noticeably lighter, warmer than Dark Blue Tone. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Dark Blue Tone instead of Dead Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Blue Tone 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 Dark Blue Tone on the colour wheel See Dead Purple on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Dark Blue Tone

Other Army Painter paints close to Dead Purple

All matches: Dark Blue Tone equivalents · Dead Purple equivalents

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