What is the difference between Piggy Purple Ink and Ink Sepia?

ΔE 44 (loose). Ink Sepia is noticeably darker, much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Piggy Purple Ink vs Ink Sepia

Piggy Purple Ink

Brand: Formula P3
Range: P3 Inks & Washes
Code: 93209
Type: an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch: #5e4679 (estimate)

Ink Sepia

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color Ink
Code: 72.091
Type: an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch: #281f15 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 44.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ink Sepia is noticeably darker, much more muted, warmer than Piggy Purple Ink.

Can I use Ink Sepia instead of Piggy Purple Ink?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 44). Ink Sepia is noticeably darker, much more muted, warmer than Piggy Purple Ink.

Can I use Piggy Purple Ink instead of Ink Sepia?

The same difference applies the other way round: Piggy Purple Ink is noticeably lighter, much more saturated, 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 Piggy Purple Ink on the colour wheel See Ink Sepia on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Piggy Purple Ink

Piggy Purple Ink vs Ink Violet (72.087)Game Color Ink · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Ink Sepia
Piggy Purple Ink vs Ink Blue (72.088)Game Color Ink · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Ink Sepia
Piggy Purple Ink vs Smoke Ink (70.939)Model Color · ΔE 31, loose · closer than Ink Sepia

Other Formula P3 paints close to Ink Sepia

Ink Sepia vs Brown Ink (93017)P3 Inks & Washes · ΔE 35, loose · closer than Piggy Purple Ink
Ink Sepia vs Turquoise Ink (93018)P3 Inks & Washes · ΔE 43, loose · closer than Piggy Purple Ink
Ink Sepia vs Blue Ink (93016)P3 Inks & Washes · ΔE 62, loose

All matches: Piggy Purple Ink equivalents · Ink Sepia equivalents