What is the difference between Hive Fleet Purple and Violet?

ΔE 9 (close). Violet is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Hive Fleet Purple vs Violet

Hive Fleet Purple

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

Violet

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.960
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #342b4e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Violet is a little lighter than Hive Fleet Purple.

Can I use Violet instead of Hive Fleet Purple?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Violet is a little lighter than Hive Fleet Purple.

Can I use Hive Fleet Purple instead of Violet?

The same difference applies the other way round: Hive Fleet Purple is a little darker.

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 Violet 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 Violet
Hive Fleet Purple vs Dark Prussian Blue (70.899)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Violet
Hive Fleet Purple vs Royal Purple (72.016)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Violet

Other Citadel paints close to Violet

Violet vs Naggaroth NightColour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Hive Fleet Purple
Violet vs Night Lords BlueColour: Base · ΔE 14, fair
Violet vs Night Lords BlueColour: Air · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Hive Fleet Purple equivalents · Violet equivalents