What is the difference between Dead Purple and Dark Blue RLM24?

ΔE 15 (loose). Dark Blue RLM24 is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dead Purple vs Dark Blue RLM24

Dead Purple

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA17
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #544162 (estimate)

Dark Blue RLM24

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.266
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #314560 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Dark Blue RLM24 is more muted, cooler than Dead Purple.

Can I use Dark Blue RLM24 instead of Dead Purple?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Dark Blue RLM24 is more muted, cooler than Dead Purple.

Can I use Dead Purple instead of Dark Blue RLM24?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dead Purple is more saturated, 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 Dead Purple on the colour wheel See Dark Blue RLM24 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dead Purple

Dead Purple vs Purple (70.959)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dark Blue RLM24
Dead Purple vs Oxford Blue (70.807)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Dark Blue RLM24
Dead Purple vs Violet (70.960)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Dark Blue RLM24

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Dark Blue RLM24

Dark Blue RLM24 vs Blue Mountain (NA12)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dead Purple
Dark Blue RLM24 vs Darkness Grey (NA11)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 17, loose
Dark Blue RLM24 vs Purple Black (NA09)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Dead Purple equivalents · Dark Blue RLM24 equivalents