What is the difference between Gothic Blue and Liche Purple?

ΔE 20 (loose). Liche Purple is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Gothic Blue vs Liche Purple

Gothic Blue

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2a3971 (estimate)

Liche Purple

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1790
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4f245a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Liche Purple is a little darker, warmer than Gothic Blue.

Can I use Liche Purple instead of Gothic Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Liche Purple is a little darker, warmer than Gothic Blue.

Can I use Gothic Blue instead of Liche Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gothic Blue 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 Gothic Blue on the colour wheel See Liche Purple on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Gothic Blue

Gothic Blue vs Ultramar Blue (3224)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Liche Purple
Gothic Blue vs Lapislazuli (3225)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Liche Purple
Gothic Blue vs Blue Base (4115)Opaque Colors · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Liche Purple

Other Army Painter paints close to Liche Purple

Liche Purple vs Diabolic PlumWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Gothic Blue
Liche Purple vs Broodmother PurpleWarpaints Air · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Gothic Blue
Liche Purple vs Witchbane PlumWarpaints Air · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Gothic Blue

All matches: Gothic Blue equivalents · Liche Purple equivalents