What is the difference between Perylene Violet and Purple Shadow?

ΔE 7 (close). Purple Shadow is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Perylene Violet vs Purple Shadow

Perylene Violet

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

Purple Shadow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.011
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #673541 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Purple Shadow is cooler than Perylene Violet.

Can I use Purple Shadow instead of Perylene Violet?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Purple Shadow is cooler than Perylene Violet.

Can I use Perylene Violet instead of Purple Shadow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Perylene 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 Perylene Violet on the colour wheel See Purple Shadow 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 Purple Shadow
Perylene Violet vs Chalice Red (74.017)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Purple Shadow
Perylene Violet vs Cavalry Brown (70.982)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Purple Shadow

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Purple Shadow

Purple Shadow vs Black Skintone (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Perylene Violet
Purple Shadow vs Oxide Brown Medium (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 13, fair
Purple Shadow vs Oxide Brown Dark (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Perylene Violet equivalents · Purple Shadow equivalents