What is the difference between Cerulean Blue Deep and Purple?

ΔE 20 (loose). Purple is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Cerulean Blue Deep vs Purple

Cerulean Blue Deep

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PB36
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #214073 (estimate)

Purple

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.959
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4b2f57 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Purple is more muted, warmer than Cerulean Blue Deep.

Can I use Purple instead of Cerulean Blue Deep?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Purple is more muted, warmer than Cerulean Blue Deep.

Can I use Cerulean Blue Deep instead of Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: Cerulean Blue Deep is 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 Cerulean Blue Deep on the colour wheel See Purple on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Cerulean Blue Deep

Cerulean Blue Deep vs Medium Blue (70.963)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Purple
Cerulean Blue Deep vs Dark Blue (70.930)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Purple
Cerulean Blue Deep vs French Blue (71.088)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Purple

Other Golden paints close to Purple

Purple vs Dioxazine Purple (PV23)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Cerulean Blue Deep
Purple vs Prussian Blue Hue (PBk9 / PB15:0 / PV23)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Cerulean Blue Deep
Purple vs Medium VioletHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 23, loose

All matches: Cerulean Blue Deep equivalents · Purple equivalents