What is the difference between Perylene Violet and Dark Red?

ΔE 8 (close). Dark Red is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Perylene Violet vs Dark Red

Perylene Violet

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6e383a (estimate)

Dark Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.946
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5c2727 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Red is a little darker than Perylene Violet.

Can I use Dark Red instead of Perylene Violet?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Dark Red is a little darker than Perylene Violet.

Can I use Perylene Violet instead of Dark Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Perylene Violet is a little lighter.

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 Perylene Violet on the colour wheel See Dark Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Perylene Violet

Perylene Violet vs Burnt Red (70.814)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Red
Perylene Violet vs Chalice Red (74.017)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Red
Perylene Violet vs Cavalry Brown (70.982)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Red

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Dark Red

Dark Red vs Royal Brown (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Perylene Violet
Dark Red vs Oxide Brown Medium (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 9, close
Dark Red vs Dark Honey (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Perylene Violet equivalents · Dark Red equivalents