What is the difference between The Fang and Dead Purple?

ΔE 19 (loose). Dead Purple is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

The Fang vs Dead Purple

The Fang

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a5a7a (estimate)

Dead Purple

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA17
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #544162 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Dead Purple is a little darker, warmer than The Fang.

Can I use Dead Purple instead of The Fang?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Dead Purple is a little darker, warmer than The Fang.

Can I use The Fang instead of Dead Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: The Fang is a little lighter, 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 The Fang on the colour wheel See Dead Purple on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to The Fang

The Fang vs Blue Mountain (NA12)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dead Purple
The Fang vs Spectral Blue (NA28)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 20, loose
The Fang vs Darkness Grey (NA11)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 20, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Dead Purple

Dead Purple vs Naggaroth NightColour: Base · ΔE 14, fair · closer than The Fang
Dead Purple vs Daemonette HideColour: Base · ΔE 15, fair · closer than The Fang
Dead Purple vs Night Lords BlueColour: Base · ΔE 18, loose · closer than The Fang

All matches: The Fang equivalents · Dead Purple equivalents