What is the difference between Indigo and Blue Violet?

ΔE 18 (loose). Blue Violet is a little lighter, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Indigo vs Blue Violet

Indigo

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #434064 (estimate)

Blue Violet

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.811
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #514788 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Blue Violet is a little lighter, much more saturated than Indigo.

Can I use Blue Violet instead of Indigo?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Blue Violet is a little lighter, much more saturated than Indigo.

Can I use Indigo instead of Blue Violet?

The same difference applies the other way round: Indigo is a little darker, much more muted.

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 Indigo on the colour wheel See Blue Violet on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Indigo

Indigo vs Oxford Blue (70.807)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Blue Violet
Indigo vs Prussian Blue (70.965)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Blue Violet
Indigo vs Blue (71.004)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Blue Violet

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Blue Violet

Blue Violet vs Phthalo Blue RS (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Indigo
Blue Violet vs Phthalo Blue GS (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Indigo
Blue Violet vs Turquoise Deep (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 24, loose

All matches: Indigo equivalents · Blue Violet equivalents