What is the difference between Leviadon Blue and Gloomy Violet?

ΔE 26 (loose). Gloomy Violet is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Leviadon Blue vs Gloomy Violet

Leviadon Blue

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Contrast
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #1a5a8a (estimate)

Gloomy Violet

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.410
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #3a2c57 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 25.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Gloomy Violet is noticeably darker, warmer than Leviadon Blue.

Can I use Gloomy Violet instead of Leviadon Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 26). Gloomy Violet is noticeably darker, warmer than Leviadon Blue.

Can I use Leviadon Blue instead of Gloomy Violet?

The same difference applies the other way round: Leviadon Blue is noticeably lighter, 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 Leviadon Blue on the colour wheel See Gloomy Violet on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Leviadon Blue

Leviadon Blue vs Mystic Blue (72.411)Xpress Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Gloomy Violet
Leviadon Blue vs Wagram Blue (72.464)Xpress Color · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Gloomy Violet
Leviadon Blue vs Iceberg Grey (72.463)Xpress Color · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Gloomy Violet

Other Citadel paints close to Gloomy Violet

Gloomy Violet vs Leviathan PurpleColour: Contrast · ΔE 23, loose · closer than Leviadon Blue
Gloomy Violet vs Shyish PurpleColour: Contrast · ΔE 24, loose · closer than Leviadon Blue
Gloomy Violet vs Ultramarines BlueColour: Contrast · ΔE 25, loose · closer than Leviadon Blue

All matches: Leviadon Blue equivalents · Gloomy Violet equivalents