What is the difference between Dead Purple and Magenta?

ΔE 31 (loose). Magenta is much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dead Purple vs Magenta

Dead Purple

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

Magenta

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.945
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #882a5b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 30.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Magenta is much more saturated, warmer than Dead Purple.

Can I use Magenta instead of Dead Purple?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 31). Magenta is much more saturated, warmer than Dead Purple.

Can I use Dead Purple instead of Magenta?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dead Purple is much more muted, 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 Dead Purple on the colour wheel See Magenta on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dead Purple

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

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Magenta

Magenta vs Red Purple (NA20)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Dead Purple
Magenta vs Chestnut Brown (NA42)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 28, loose · closer than Dead Purple
Magenta vs Crimson Hell (NA18)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 29, loose · closer than Dead Purple

All matches: Dead Purple equivalents · Magenta equivalents