What is the difference between Tyrian Navy and Gloomy Violet?

ΔE 25 (loose). Gloomy Violet is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tyrian Navy vs Gloomy Violet

Tyrian Navy

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #2e3c48 (estimate)

Gloomy Violet

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.410
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #3a2c57 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 24.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Gloomy Violet is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer than Tyrian Navy.

Can I use Gloomy Violet instead of Tyrian Navy?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 25). Gloomy Violet is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer than Tyrian Navy.

Can I use Tyrian Navy instead of Gloomy Violet?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tyrian Navy is a little lighter, much 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 Tyrian Navy on the colour wheel See Gloomy Violet on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Tyrian Navy

Tyrian Navy vs Viking Grey (72.483)Xpress Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Gloomy Violet
Tyrian Navy vs Iceberg Grey (72.463)Xpress Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Gloomy Violet
Tyrian Navy vs Commando Green (72.468)Xpress Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Gloomy Violet

Other Army Painter paints close to Gloomy Violet

Gloomy Violet vs Hive Dweller PurpleSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Tyrian Navy
Gloomy Violet vs Cloudburst BlueSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Tyrian Navy
Gloomy Violet vs Occultist CloakSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Tyrian Navy

All matches: Tyrian Navy equivalents · Gloomy Violet equivalents