What is the difference between Thunderhawk Blue and Purple Black?

ΔE 20 (loose). Purple Black is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Thunderhawk Blue vs Purple Black

Thunderhawk Blue

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2a4a60 (estimate)

Purple Black

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA09
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #473b3f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Purple Black is a little darker, more muted than Thunderhawk Blue.

Can I use Purple Black instead of Thunderhawk Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Purple Black is a little darker, more muted than Thunderhawk Blue.

Can I use Thunderhawk Blue instead of Purple Black?

The same difference applies the other way round: Thunderhawk Blue is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Thunderhawk Blue on the colour wheel See Purple Black on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Thunderhawk Blue

Thunderhawk Blue vs Blue Mountain (NA12)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Purple Black
Thunderhawk Blue vs Darkness Grey (NA11)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Purple Black
Thunderhawk Blue vs Woodland Green (NA33)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Purple Black

Other Citadel paints close to Purple Black

Purple Black vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close · closer than Thunderhawk Blue
Purple Black vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 8, close · closer than Thunderhawk Blue
Purple Black vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Thunderhawk Blue

All matches: Thunderhawk Blue equivalents · Purple Black equivalents