Phoenician Purple vs Permanent Violet Dark

Phoenician Purple

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Air
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#6a2a5a (estimate)

Permanent Violet Dark

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8536
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#631662 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Permanent Violet Dark is a little darker, much more saturated, cooler than Phoenician Purple. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Phoenician Purple is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Permanent Violet Dark 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 Permanent Violet Dark instead of Phoenician Purple?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 15). Permanent Violet Dark is a little darker, much more saturated, cooler than Phoenician Purple. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Phoenician Purple instead of Permanent Violet Dark?

The same difference applies the other way round: Phoenician Purple is a little lighter, much more muted, 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 Phoenician Purple on the colour wheel See Permanent Violet Dark on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Phoenician Purple

Other Citadel paints close to Permanent Violet Dark

All matches: Phoenician Purple equivalents · Permanent Violet Dark equivalents

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