What is the difference between Royal Robes and Violet Hint?

ΔE 29 (loose). Violet Hint is noticeably lighter, much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Royal Robes vs Violet Hint

Royal Robes

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #3a60a8 (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 28.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Violet Hint is noticeably lighter, much more muted, warmer than Royal Robes.

Can I use Violet Hint instead of Royal Robes?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 29). Violet Hint is noticeably lighter, much more muted, warmer than Royal Robes.

Can I use Royal Robes instead of Violet Hint?

The same difference applies the other way round: Royal Robes is noticeably darker, much 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 Robes on the colour wheel See Violet Hint on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Royal Robes

Royal Robes vs Morrow Purple (4244)Dipping Inks · ΔE 23, loose · closer than Violet Hint
Royal Robes vs Indigo Blue (4230)Dipping Inks · ΔE 27, loose · closer than Violet Hint
Royal Robes vs Nightshade Purple (4231)Dipping Inks · ΔE 29, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Violet Hint

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

All matches: Royal Robes equivalents · Violet Hint equivalents