What is the difference between Purple People Eater and Ultramarine Blue?

ΔE 22 (loose). Ultramarine Blue is noticeably lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Purple People Eater vs Ultramarine Blue

Purple People Eater

Brand: Bear Cavalry
Range: Bear Cavalry Paints
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #474484 (estimate)

Ultramarine Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.022
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4e75b5 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 21.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ultramarine Blue is noticeably lighter, cooler than Purple People Eater.

Can I use Ultramarine Blue instead of Purple People Eater?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Ultramarine Blue is noticeably lighter, cooler than Purple People Eater.

Can I use Purple People Eater instead of Ultramarine Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Purple People Eater is noticeably darker, warmer.

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 Purple People Eater on the colour wheel See Ultramarine Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Purple People Eater

Purple People Eater vs Blue Violet (70.811)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Ultramarine Blue
Purple People Eater vs Royal Blue (70.809)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Ultramarine Blue
Purple People Eater vs Violet Vamp (74.030)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 10, close · closer than Ultramarine Blue

Other Bear Cavalry paints close to Ultramarine Blue

Ultramarine Blue vs Purple RainBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Purple People Eater
Ultramarine Blue vs Twilight at GettysburgBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 22, loose
Ultramarine Blue vs Bismark's GraveBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 23, loose

All matches: Purple People Eater equivalents · Ultramarine Blue equivalents