ΔE 22.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sapphire Blue is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Shyish Purple. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Shyish Purple is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Reaper Sapphire Blue is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.
Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Sapphire Blue is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Shyish Purple. They are different kinds of paint.
The same difference applies the other way round: Shyish Purple is a little lighter, 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 Shyish Purple on the colour wheel See Sapphire Blue on the colour wheel
All matches: Shyish Purple equivalents · Sapphire Blue equivalents