What is the difference between Dead Purple and Oxford Blue?

ΔE 10 (close). Oxford Blue is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dead Purple vs Oxford Blue

Dead Purple

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

Oxford Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.807
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #373a59 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Oxford Blue is a little darker, cooler than Dead Purple.

Can I use Oxford Blue instead of Dead Purple?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Oxford Blue is a little darker, cooler than Dead Purple.

Can I use Dead Purple instead of Oxford Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dead Purple is a little lighter, 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 Oxford Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dead Purple

Dead Purple vs Purple (70.959)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Oxford Blue
Dead Purple vs Violet (70.960)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair
Dead Purple vs Blue (70.925)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Oxford Blue

Oxford Blue vs Blue Mountain (NA12)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 11, fair
Oxford Blue vs Nocturne Skin (NA02)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 17, loose
Oxford Blue vs Crimson Hell (NA18)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Dead Purple equivalents · Oxford Blue equivalents