What is the difference between Dark Sky and Royal Purple?

ΔE 17 (loose). Royal Purple is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Sky vs Royal Purple

Dark Sky

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2a3558 (estimate)

Royal Purple

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.810
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #402340 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Royal Purple is a little darker, warmer than Dark Sky.

Can I use Royal Purple instead of Dark Sky?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Royal Purple is a little darker, warmer than Dark Sky.

Can I use Dark Sky instead of Royal Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Sky is a little lighter, 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 Sky on the colour wheel See Royal Purple on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Sky

Dark Sky vs Oxford Blue (70.807)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Royal Purple
Dark Sky vs Deep Sky (71.090)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Royal Purple
Dark Sky vs Blue (71.004)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Royal Purple

Other Army Painter paints close to Royal Purple

Royal Purple vs Broodmother PurpleWarpaints Air · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Dark Sky
Royal Purple vs Terrestrial TitanWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Dark Sky
Royal Purple vs Blanched Berry (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Dark Sky

All matches: Dark Sky equivalents · Royal Purple equivalents