What is the difference between Nightmare Purple and Deep Magenta?

ΔE 20 (loose). Deep Magenta is noticeably lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Nightmare Purple vs Deep Magenta

Nightmare Purple

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Opaque Colors
Code: 4132
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #472155 (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 19.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Deep Magenta is noticeably lighter, warmer than Nightmare Purple.

Can I use Deep Magenta instead of Nightmare Purple?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Deep Magenta is noticeably lighter, warmer than Nightmare Purple.

Can I use Nightmare Purple instead of Deep Magenta?

The same difference applies the other way round: Nightmare 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 Nightmare Purple on the colour wheel See Deep Magenta on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Nightmare Purple

Nightmare Purple vs Purple (70.959)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Deep Magenta
Nightmare Purple vs Hexed Lichen (72.015)Game Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Deep Magenta
Nightmare Purple vs Royal Purple (70.810)Model Color · ΔE 14, fair · 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 Nightmare Purple
Deep Magenta vs Phantom Violet (3221)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Nightmare Purple
Deep Magenta vs Liche Purple (1790)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Nightmare Purple

All matches: Nightmare Purple equivalents · Deep Magenta equivalents