What is the difference between Pastel Indigo and Violet Hint?

ΔE 25 (loose). Violet Hint is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pastel Indigo vs Violet Hint

Pastel Indigo

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #98b8e0 (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 25.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Violet Hint is noticeably darker, warmer than Pastel Indigo.

Can I use Violet Hint instead of Pastel Indigo?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 25). Violet Hint is noticeably darker, warmer than Pastel Indigo.

Can I use Pastel Indigo instead of Violet Hint?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pastel Indigo 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 Pastel Indigo on the colour wheel See Violet Hint on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Pastel Indigo

Pastel Indigo vs Blue Glacier (4242)Dipping Inks · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Violet Hint
Pastel Indigo vs Skull Linen (4249)Dipping Inks · ΔE 27, loose
Pastel Indigo vs Morrow Purple (4244)Dipping Inks · ΔE 34, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Violet Hint

Violet Hint vs Pastel LavenderSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Pastel Indigo
Violet Hint vs Cloudburst BlueSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 24, loose · closer than Pastel Indigo
Violet Hint vs Runic GreySpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 26, loose

All matches: Pastel Indigo equivalents · Violet Hint equivalents