What is the difference between Hive Dweller Purple and Arcane Purple?

ΔE 19 (loose). Arcane Purple is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Hive Dweller Purple vs Arcane Purple

Hive Dweller Purple

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #4a3a78 (estimate)

Arcane Purple

Brand: Scale75
Range: Instant Colors
Code: SIN27
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #360e49 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Arcane Purple is noticeably darker, warmer than Hive Dweller Purple.

Can I use Arcane Purple instead of Hive Dweller Purple?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Arcane Purple is noticeably darker, warmer than Hive Dweller Purple.

Can I use Hive Dweller Purple instead of Arcane Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: Hive Dweller Purple is noticeably 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 Hive Dweller Purple on the colour wheel See Arcane Purple on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Hive Dweller Purple

Hive Dweller Purple vs Fairy Blood (SIN12)Instant Colors · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Arcane Purple
Hive Dweller Purple vs Replenish Blue (SIN29)Instant Colors · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Arcane Purple
Hive Dweller Purple vs Paralyze Blue (SIN18)Instant Colors · ΔE 31, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Arcane Purple

Arcane Purple vs Purple SwarmSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 25, loose
Arcane Purple vs Beowulf BlueSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 27, loose
Arcane Purple vs Periwinkle PurpleSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 30, loose

All matches: Hive Dweller Purple equivalents · Arcane Purple equivalents