What is the difference between Genestealer Purple and Cobalt Blue?

ΔE 21 (loose). Cobalt Blue is noticeably darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Genestealer Purple vs Cobalt Blue

Genestealer Purple

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7a3a9a (estimate)

Cobalt Blue

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-80
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2e3192 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 21.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Cobalt Blue is noticeably darker, cooler than Genestealer Purple.

Can I use Cobalt Blue instead of Genestealer Purple?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Cobalt Blue is noticeably darker, cooler than Genestealer Purple.

Can I use Genestealer Purple instead of Cobalt Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Genestealer Purple is noticeably lighter, 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 Genestealer Purple on the colour wheel See Cobalt Blue on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Genestealer Purple

Genestealer Purple vs Purple (C-67)Mr. Color · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Cobalt Blue
Genestealer Purple vs Purple (H-39)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Cobalt Blue
Genestealer Purple vs Purple (N-39)Acrysion · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Cobalt Blue

Other Citadel paints close to Cobalt Blue

Cobalt Blue vs Xereus PurpleColour: Layer · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Genestealer Purple
Cobalt Blue vs Kantor BlueColour: Base · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Genestealer Purple
Cobalt Blue vs Kantor BlueColour: Air · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Genestealer Purple

All matches: Genestealer Purple equivalents · Cobalt Blue equivalents