What is the difference between Dioxazine Violet and Signal Blue?

ΔE 10 (fair). Signal Blue is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dioxazine Violet vs Signal Blue

Dioxazine Violet

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

Signal Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.091
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #222c39 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Signal Blue is cooler than Dioxazine Violet.

Can I use Signal Blue instead of Dioxazine Violet?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Signal Blue is cooler than Dioxazine Violet.

Can I use Dioxazine Violet instead of Signal Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dioxazine Violet is 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 Signal Blue 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 Signal Blue
Dioxazine Violet vs Cam. Black Brown (70.822)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Signal Blue
Dioxazine Violet vs Dark Purple (70.749)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Signal Blue

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Signal Blue

Signal Blue vs Blue Black (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dioxazine Violet
Signal Blue vs Tenebrous Teal (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dioxazine Violet
Signal Blue vs Deep Rusto (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 10, close · closer than Dioxazine Violet

All matches: Dioxazine Violet equivalents · Signal Blue equivalents