What is the difference between Grimoire Purple and Perylene Violet?

ΔE 10 (close). Perylene Violet is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Grimoire Purple vs Perylene Violet

Grimoire Purple

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #663746 (estimate)

Perylene Violet

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6e383a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Perylene Violet is warmer than Grimoire Purple.

Can I use Perylene Violet instead of Grimoire Purple?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Perylene Violet is warmer than Grimoire Purple.

Can I use Grimoire Purple instead of Perylene Violet?

The same difference applies the other way round: Grimoire Purple is 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 Grimoire Purple on the colour wheel See Perylene Violet on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Grimoire Purple

Grimoire Purple vs Black Skintone (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Perylene Violet
Grimoire Purple vs Oxide Brown Dark (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 14, fair
Grimoire Purple vs Oxide Brown Medium (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 14, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Perylene Violet

Perylene Violet vs Fur BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Grimoire Purple
Perylene Violet vs Umberroot (Vol. 4)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 9, close · closer than Grimoire Purple
Perylene Violet vs Camo Brown (WP4040P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close · closer than Grimoire Purple

All matches: Grimoire Purple equivalents · Perylene Violet equivalents