Purple Tone vs Dioxazine Purple

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dioxazine Purple is a little darker, more muted than Purple Tone. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Purple Tone is a wash/shade and Golden Dioxazine Purple is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Dioxazine Purple instead of Purple Tone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Dioxazine Purple is a little darker, more muted than Purple Tone. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Purple Tone instead of Dioxazine Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: Purple Tone is a little lighter, more saturated.

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.