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

ΔE 38 (loose). Ink Skin is noticeably darker, much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Piggy Purple Ink vs Ink Skin

Piggy Purple Ink

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

Ink Skin

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color Ink
Code: 72.093
Type: an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch: #391b1b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 38.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ink Skin is noticeably darker, much more muted, warmer than Piggy Purple Ink.

Can I use Ink Skin instead of Piggy Purple Ink?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 38). Ink Skin is noticeably darker, much more muted, warmer than Piggy Purple Ink.

Can I use Piggy Purple Ink instead of Ink Skin?

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 Skin 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 Skin
Piggy Purple Ink vs Ink Blue (72.088)Game Color Ink · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Ink Skin
Piggy Purple Ink vs Smoke Ink (70.939)Model Color · ΔE 31, loose · closer than Ink Skin

Other Formula P3 paints close to Ink Skin

Ink Skin vs Brown Ink (93017)P3 Inks & Washes · ΔE 31, loose · closer than Piggy Purple Ink
Ink Skin vs Turquoise Ink (93018)P3 Inks & Washes · ΔE 48, loose
Ink Skin vs Blue Ink (93016)P3 Inks & Washes · ΔE 59, loose

All matches: Piggy Purple Ink equivalents · Ink Skin equivalents