What is the difference between The Darkness and Midnight Purple?

ΔE 15 (loose). Midnight Purple is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

The Darkness vs Midnight Purple

The Darkness

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 1
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #182128 (estimate)

Midnight Purple

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.116
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1b132a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Midnight Purple is a little darker, more saturated than The Darkness.

Can I use Midnight Purple instead of The Darkness?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Midnight Purple is a little darker, more saturated than The Darkness.

Can I use The Darkness instead of Midnight Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: The Darkness is a little lighter, more muted.

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 The Darkness on the colour wheel See Midnight Purple on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to The Darkness

The Darkness vs Glossy Sea Blue (71.300)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Midnight Purple
The Darkness vs Continental Blue (70.754)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Midnight Purple
The Darkness vs Dark Sea Blue (70.898)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Midnight Purple

Other Army Painter paints close to Midnight Purple

Midnight Purple vs Thunder StormWarpaints Air · ΔE 11, fair · closer than The Darkness
Midnight Purple vs Broodmother PurpleWarpaints Air · ΔE 13, fair · closer than The Darkness
Midnight Purple vs Terrestrial TitanWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 15, fair · closer than The Darkness

All matches: The Darkness equivalents · Midnight Purple equivalents