Luxion Purple vs Fluor Violet

Luxion Purple

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#6a4a9a (estimate)

Fluor Violet

Brand
Green Stuff World
Range
Fluor Paints
Code
1706
Type
a fluorescent or effect paint
Swatch
#9a6cac (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Fluor Violet is noticeably lighter, more muted, warmer than Luxion Purple. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Luxion Purple is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Green Stuff World Fluor Violet is a fluorescent or effect paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Fluor Violet instead of Luxion Purple?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Fluor Violet is noticeably lighter, more muted, warmer than Luxion Purple. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Luxion Purple instead of Fluor Violet?

The same difference applies the other way round: Luxion Purple is noticeably darker, more saturated, 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 Luxion Purple on the colour wheel See Fluor Violet on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Luxion Purple

Other Citadel paints close to Fluor Violet

All matches: Luxion Purple equivalents · Fluor Violet equivalents

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