Luxion Purple vs Fairy Blood

Luxion Purple

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

Fairy Blood

Brand
Scale75
Range
Instant Colors
Code
SIN12
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#444970 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 28.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Fairy Blood is a little darker, much more muted, cooler than Luxion Purple.

Can I use Fairy Blood instead of Luxion Purple?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 28). Fairy Blood is a little darker, much more muted, cooler than Luxion Purple.

Can I use Luxion Purple instead of Fairy Blood?

The same difference applies the other way round: Luxion Purple is a little lighter, much more saturated, warmer.

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 Fairy Blood on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Luxion Purple

Other Citadel paints close to Fairy Blood

All matches: Luxion Purple equivalents · Fairy Blood equivalents

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