What is the difference between Imrik Blue and Blue Violet?

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

Imrik Blue vs Blue Violet

Imrik Blue

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Dry
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2a70b0 (estimate)

Blue Violet

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-57
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5978b9 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Blue Violet is a little lighter, warmer than Imrik Blue.

Can I use Blue Violet instead of Imrik Blue?

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

Can I use Imrik Blue instead of Blue Violet?

The same difference applies the other way round: Imrik Blue is a little darker, 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 Imrik Blue on the colour wheel See Blue Violet on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Imrik Blue

Imrik Blue vs Brilliant Blue (PS-30)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Blue Violet
Imrik Blue vs Brilliant Blue (TS-44)TS Spray · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Blue Violet
Imrik Blue vs Translucent Blue (PS-38)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 7, close · closer than Blue Violet

Other Citadel paints close to Blue Violet

Blue Violet vs Teclis BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close
Blue Violet vs Calgar BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair
Blue Violet vs Hoeth BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Imrik Blue equivalents · Blue Violet equivalents