What is the difference between Runic Grey and Violet Hint?

ΔE 26 (loose). Violet Hint is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Runic Grey vs Violet Hint

Runic Grey

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #5a7f94 (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 25.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Violet Hint is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Runic Grey.

Can I use Violet Hint instead of Runic Grey?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 26). Violet Hint is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Runic Grey.

Can I use Runic Grey instead of Violet Hint?

The same difference applies the other way round: Runic Grey is a little darker, more muted, 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 Runic Grey on the colour wheel See Violet Hint on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Runic Grey

Runic Grey vs Grey Mist (4247)Dipping Inks · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Violet Hint
Runic Grey vs Blue Glacier (4242)Dipping Inks · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Violet Hint
Runic Grey vs Dusty Blue (4222)Dipping Inks · ΔE 22, 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 Runic Grey
Violet Hint vs Cloudburst BlueSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 24, loose · closer than Runic Grey
Violet Hint vs Pastel IndigoSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 25, loose · closer than Runic Grey

All matches: Runic Grey equivalents · Violet Hint equivalents