What is the difference between Hive Fleet Purple and Royal Purple?

ΔE 7 (close). Royal Purple is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Hive Fleet Purple vs Royal Purple

Hive Fleet Purple

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Tone Pro
Code: T1
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1d1a38 (estimate)

Royal Purple

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.016
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1b162a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Royal Purple is more muted than Hive Fleet Purple.

Can I use Royal Purple instead of Hive Fleet Purple?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Royal Purple is more muted than Hive Fleet Purple.

Can I use Hive Fleet Purple instead of Royal Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: Hive Fleet Purple is more saturated.

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 Hive Fleet Purple on the colour wheel See Royal Purple on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Hive Fleet Purple

Hive Fleet Purple vs Midnight Purple (72.116)Game Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Royal Purple
Hive Fleet Purple vs Dark Prussian Blue (70.899)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Royal Purple
Hive Fleet Purple vs Violet (70.960)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Citadel paints close to Royal Purple

Royal Purple vs Corvus BlackColour: Base · ΔE 8, close
Royal Purple vs Corvus BlackColour: Air · ΔE 8, close
Royal Purple vs Abaddon BlackColour: Base · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Hive Fleet Purple equivalents · Royal Purple equivalents