What is the difference between Violet Oxide and Magenta?

ΔE 28 (loose). Magenta is a little lighter, much more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Violet Oxide vs Magenta

Violet Oxide

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PR101
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #652526 (estimate)

Magenta

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.945
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #882a5b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 28.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Magenta is a little lighter, much more saturated, cooler than Violet Oxide.

Can I use Magenta instead of Violet Oxide?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 28). Magenta is a little lighter, much more saturated, cooler than Violet Oxide.

Can I use Violet Oxide instead of Magenta?

The same difference applies the other way round: Violet Oxide is a little darker, much more muted, warmer.

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 Violet Oxide on the colour wheel See Magenta on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Violet Oxide

Violet Oxide vs Nocturnal Red (72.111)Game Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Magenta
Violet Oxide vs Dark Red (70.946)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Magenta
Violet Oxide vs Red (70.926)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Magenta

Other Golden paints close to Magenta

Magenta vs Cobalt Violet HueHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 8, close · closer than Violet Oxide
Magenta vs Permanent Violet Dark (PR122 / PB60)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 24, loose · closer than Violet Oxide
Magenta vs Medium MagentaHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 28, loose

All matches: Violet Oxide equivalents · Magenta equivalents