Luxion Purple vs Demon Blood

Luxion Purple

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

Demon Blood

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Game Color Special FX / Fluo
Code
72.603
Type
a fluorescent or effect paint
Swatch
#694184 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Demon Blood is a little darker, more muted than Luxion Purple. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Luxion Purple is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Vallejo Demon Blood 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 Demon Blood instead of Luxion Purple?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Demon Blood is a little darker, more muted than Luxion Purple. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Luxion Purple instead of Demon Blood?

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

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 Demon Blood on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Luxion Purple

Other Citadel paints close to Demon Blood

All matches: Luxion Purple equivalents · Demon Blood equivalents

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