What is the difference between Blue FS15050 and Royal Purple?

ΔE 14 (fair). Royal Purple is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Blue FS15050 vs Royal Purple

Blue FS15050

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-328
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #34354b (estimate)

Royal Purple

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.016
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1b162a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Royal Purple is noticeably darker, warmer than Blue FS15050.

Can I use Royal Purple instead of Blue FS15050?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Royal Purple is noticeably darker, warmer than Blue FS15050.

Can I use Blue FS15050 instead of Royal Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: Blue FS15050 is noticeably lighter, cooler.

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 Blue FS15050 on the colour wheel See Royal Purple on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Blue FS15050

Blue FS15050 vs Dk Mediterr. Blue (71.313)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Royal Purple
Blue FS15050 vs Luftwaffe Uniform (70.816)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Royal Purple
Blue FS15050 vs Oxford Blue (70.807)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Royal Purple

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Royal Purple

Royal Purple vs Cowling Color (C-125)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Blue FS15050
Royal Purple vs JASDF Deep Ocean Blue (C-375)Mr. Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Blue FS15050
Royal Purple vs Gloss Seablue FS151042 (C-365)Mr. Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Blue FS15050

All matches: Blue FS15050 equivalents · Royal Purple equivalents