ΔE 16.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Purple People Eater is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Royal Blue.
Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Purple People Eater is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Royal Blue.
The same difference applies the other way round: Royal Blue is a little lighter, more saturated, 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 Royal Blue on the colour wheel See Purple People Eater on the colour wheel
All matches: Royal Blue equivalents · Purple People Eater equivalents