What is the difference between Pale Blue Dot and Alien Purple?

ΔE 21 (loose). Alien Purple is much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pale Blue Dot vs Alien Purple

Pale Blue Dot

Brand: Bear Cavalry
Range: Bear Cavalry Paints
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3e6fdd (estimate)

Alien Purple

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.076
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #766ebd (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Alien Purple is much more muted, warmer than Pale Blue Dot.

Can I use Alien Purple instead of Pale Blue Dot?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Alien Purple is much more muted, warmer than Pale Blue Dot.

Can I use Pale Blue Dot instead of Alien Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pale Blue Dot is 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 Pale Blue Dot on the colour wheel See Alien Purple on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pale Blue Dot

Pale Blue Dot vs Blueberry (74.031)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Alien Purple
Pale Blue Dot vs Ultramarine Blue (72.022)Game Color · ΔE 27, loose
Pale Blue Dot vs Azure (70.902)Model Color · ΔE 28, loose

Other Bear Cavalry paints close to Alien Purple

Alien Purple vs Purple RainBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 8, close · closer than Pale Blue Dot
Alien Purple vs Violet SkiesBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Pale Blue Dot
Alien Purple vs Purple People EaterBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Pale Blue Dot

All matches: Pale Blue Dot equivalents · Alien Purple equivalents