What is the difference between Nightmare Purple and Violet?

ΔE 15 (loose). Violet is much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Nightmare Purple vs Violet

Nightmare Purple

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Opaque Colors
Code: 4132
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #472155 (estimate)

Violet

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.960
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #342b4e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Violet is much more muted, cooler than Nightmare Purple.

Can I use Violet instead of Nightmare Purple?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Violet is much more muted, cooler than Nightmare Purple.

Can I use Nightmare Purple instead of Violet?

The same difference applies the other way round: Nightmare Purple is much more saturated, 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 Nightmare Purple on the colour wheel See Violet on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Nightmare Purple

Nightmare Purple vs Purple (70.959)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Violet
Nightmare Purple vs Hexed Lichen (72.015)Game Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Violet
Nightmare Purple vs Royal Purple (70.810)Model Color · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Violet

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Violet

Violet vs Abyss Blue (1791)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Nightmare Purple
Violet vs Chancellor Blue (3222)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Nightmare Purple
Violet vs Malefic Purple (1847)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Nightmare Purple

All matches: Nightmare Purple equivalents · Violet equivalents