What is the difference between Hive Dweller Purple and Mystic Blue?

ΔE 15 (fair). Mystic Blue is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Hive Dweller Purple vs Mystic Blue

Hive Dweller Purple

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

Mystic Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.411
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #23457e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Mystic Blue is cooler than Hive Dweller Purple.

Can I use Mystic Blue instead of Hive Dweller Purple?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 15). Mystic Blue is cooler than Hive Dweller Purple.

Can I use Hive Dweller Purple instead of Mystic Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Hive Dweller Purple is warmer.

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 Mystic Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Hive Dweller Purple

Hive Dweller Purple vs Storm Blue (72.412)Xpress Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Mystic Blue
Hive Dweller Purple vs Vampiric Purple (72.461)Xpress Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Mystic Blue
Hive Dweller Purple vs Gloomy Violet (72.410)Xpress Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Mystic Blue

Other Army Painter paints close to Mystic Blue

Mystic Blue vs Highlord BlueSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 9, close · closer than Hive Dweller Purple
Mystic Blue vs Royal RobesSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Hive Dweller Purple
Mystic Blue vs Cloudburst BlueSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 15, fair

All matches: Hive Dweller Purple equivalents · Mystic Blue equivalents