What is the difference between Moody Mauve and Violet Hint?

ΔE 27 (loose). Violet Hint is noticeably lighter, much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Moody Mauve vs Violet Hint

Moody Mauve

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #9a4a80 (estimate)

Violet Hint

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Dipping Inks
Code: 4243
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #9780ac (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 27.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Violet Hint is noticeably lighter, much more muted, cooler than Moody Mauve.

Can I use Violet Hint instead of Moody Mauve?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 27). Violet Hint is noticeably lighter, much more muted, cooler than Moody Mauve.

Can I use Moody Mauve instead of Violet Hint?

The same difference applies the other way round: Moody Mauve is noticeably darker, much more saturated, 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 Moody Mauve on the colour wheel See Violet Hint on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Moody Mauve

Moody Mauve vs Garnet Purple (4218)Dipping Inks · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Violet Hint
Moody Mauve vs Glorious Magenta (4219)Dipping Inks · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Violet Hint
Moody Mauve vs Morrow Purple (4244)Dipping Inks · ΔE 25, loose · closer than Violet Hint

Other Army Painter paints close to Violet Hint

Violet Hint vs Pastel LavenderSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Moody Mauve
Violet Hint vs Cloudburst BlueSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 24, loose · closer than Moody Mauve
Violet Hint vs Pastel IndigoSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 25, loose · closer than Moody Mauve

All matches: Moody Mauve equivalents · Violet Hint equivalents