What is the difference between Phoenician Purple and Pink?

ΔE 22 (loose). Pink is noticeably lighter, much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Phoenician Purple vs Pink

Phoenician Purple

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

Pink

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.958
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #aa3f81 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 22.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Pink is noticeably lighter, much more saturated, warmer than Phoenician Purple.

Can I use Pink instead of Phoenician Purple?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Pink is noticeably lighter, much more saturated, warmer than Phoenician Purple.

Can I use Phoenician Purple instead of Pink?

The same difference applies the other way round: Phoenician Purple is noticeably darker, much more muted, 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 Phoenician Purple on the colour wheel See Pink on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Phoenician Purple

Phoenician Purple vs Deep Magenta (72.113)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Pink
Phoenician Purple vs Magenta (70.945)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Pink
Phoenician Purple vs Purple (70.959)Model Color · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Pink

Other Citadel paints close to Pink

Pink vs Pink HorrorColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Phoenician Purple
Pink vs Kakophoni PurpleColour: Layer · ΔE 22, loose · closer than Phoenician Purple
Pink vs Phoenician PurpleColour: Air · ΔE 22, loose

All matches: Phoenician Purple equivalents · Pink equivalents