What is the difference between Gothic Blue and Nightmare Purple?

ΔE 19 (loose). Nightmare Purple is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Gothic Blue vs Nightmare Purple

Gothic Blue

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

Nightmare Purple

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Opaque Colors
Code: 4132
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #472155 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Nightmare Purple is a little darker, warmer than Gothic Blue.

Can I use Nightmare Purple instead of Gothic Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Nightmare Purple is a little darker, warmer than Gothic Blue.

Can I use Gothic Blue instead of Nightmare 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 Nightmare 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 Nightmare Purple
Gothic Blue vs Lapislazuli (3225)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Nightmare Purple
Gothic Blue vs Blue Base (4115)Opaque Colors · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Nightmare Purple

Other Army Painter paints close to Nightmare Purple

Nightmare Purple vs Diabolic PlumWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Gothic Blue
Nightmare Purple vs Broodmother PurpleWarpaints Air · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Gothic Blue
Nightmare Purple vs Witchbane PlumWarpaints Air · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Gothic Blue

All matches: Gothic Blue equivalents · Nightmare Purple equivalents