What is the difference between Dioxazine Violet and Deep Sky?

ΔE 17 (loose). Deep Sky is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dioxazine Violet vs Deep Sky

Dioxazine Violet

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #382b35 (estimate)

Deep Sky

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.090
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #233552 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Deep Sky is more saturated, cooler than Dioxazine Violet.

Can I use Deep Sky instead of Dioxazine Violet?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Deep Sky is more saturated, cooler than Dioxazine Violet.

Can I use Dioxazine Violet instead of Deep Sky?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dioxazine Violet is 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 Dioxazine Violet on the colour wheel See Deep Sky on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dioxazine Violet

Dioxazine Violet vs Black Violet (70.751)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Deep Sky
Dioxazine Violet vs Cam. Black Brown (70.822)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Deep Sky
Dioxazine Violet vs Dark Purple (70.749)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Deep Sky

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Deep Sky

Deep Sky vs Turquoise Deep (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dioxazine Violet
Deep Sky vs Blue Black (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dioxazine Violet
Deep Sky vs Indigo (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Dioxazine Violet

All matches: Dioxazine Violet equivalents · Deep Sky equivalents