Purple Vanity vs Legacy Blue

Purple Vanity

Brand
Green Stuff World
Range
Dipping Inks
Code
4245
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#3a2e54 (estimate)

Legacy Blue

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Xpress Color
Code
72.480
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#242755 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Legacy Blue is a little darker, more saturated, cooler than Purple Vanity.

Can I use Legacy Blue instead of Purple Vanity?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Legacy Blue is a little darker, more saturated, cooler than Purple Vanity.

Can I use Purple Vanity instead of Legacy Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Purple Vanity is a little lighter, 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 Purple Vanity on the colour wheel See Legacy Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Purple Vanity

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Legacy Blue

All matches: Purple Vanity equivalents · Legacy Blue equivalents

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