What is the difference between Liche Purple and Deep Magenta?

ΔE 18 (loose). Deep Magenta is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Liche Purple vs Deep Magenta

Liche Purple

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1790
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4f245a (estimate)

Deep Magenta

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.113
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #792d5c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Deep Magenta is a little lighter, warmer than Liche Purple.

Can I use Deep Magenta instead of Liche Purple?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Deep Magenta is a little lighter, warmer than Liche Purple.

Can I use Liche Purple instead of Deep Magenta?

The same difference applies the other way round: Liche Purple is a little darker, 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 Liche Purple on the colour wheel See Deep Magenta on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Liche Purple

Liche Purple vs Hexed Lichen (72.015)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Deep Magenta
Liche Purple vs Purple (70.959)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Deep Magenta
Liche Purple vs Royal Purple (70.810)Model Color · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Deep Magenta

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Deep Magenta

Deep Magenta vs Wonka Violet (3220)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Liche Purple
Deep Magenta vs Phantom Violet (3221)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Liche Purple
Deep Magenta vs Nightmare Purple (4132)Opaque Colors · ΔE 20, loose

All matches: Liche Purple equivalents · Deep Magenta equivalents