Naggaroth Night vs Dioxazine Purple

Naggaroth Night

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Base
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#3a2a5a (estimate)

Dioxazine Purple

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8504
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#462f6a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dioxazine Purple is a little lighter, more saturated than Naggaroth Night. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Naggaroth Night is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Dioxazine Purple is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Dioxazine Purple instead of Naggaroth Night?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Dioxazine Purple is a little lighter, more saturated than Naggaroth Night. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Naggaroth Night instead of Dioxazine Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: Naggaroth Night is a little darker, more muted.

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 Naggaroth Night on the colour wheel See Dioxazine Purple on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Naggaroth Night

Other Citadel paints close to Dioxazine Purple

All matches: Naggaroth Night equivalents · Dioxazine Purple equivalents

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