What is the difference between Malefic Purple and Purple?

ΔE 16 (loose). Purple is noticeably lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Malefic Purple vs Purple

Malefic Purple

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1847
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1d1841 (estimate)

Purple

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

How close are they?

ΔE 15.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Purple is noticeably lighter, warmer than Malefic Purple.

Can I use Purple instead of Malefic Purple?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Purple is noticeably lighter, warmer than Malefic Purple.

Can I use Malefic Purple instead of Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: Malefic Purple is noticeably 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 Malefic Purple on the colour wheel See Purple on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Malefic Purple

Malefic Purple vs Violet (70.960)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Purple
Malefic Purple vs Blue (70.925)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Purple
Malefic Purple vs Dark Prussian Blue (70.899)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Purple

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Purple

Purple vs Nightmare Purple (4132)Opaque Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Malefic Purple
Purple vs Liche Purple (1790)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Malefic Purple
Purple vs Ultramar Blue (3224)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Malefic Purple

All matches: Malefic Purple equivalents · Purple equivalents