What is the difference between Dead Purple and Royal Blue?

ΔE 24 (loose). Royal Blue is much more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dead Purple vs Royal Blue

Dead Purple

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

Royal Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.809
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #264a8b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 24.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Royal Blue is much more saturated, cooler than Dead Purple.

Can I use Royal Blue instead of Dead Purple?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 24). Royal Blue is much more saturated, cooler than Dead Purple.

Can I use Dead Purple instead of Royal Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dead Purple is much more muted, 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 Royal 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 Royal Blue
Dead Purple vs Oxford Blue (70.807)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Royal Blue
Dead Purple vs Violet (70.960)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Royal Blue

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Royal Blue

Royal Blue vs Thunder Blue (NA27)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Dead Purple
Royal Blue vs Ghost Blue (NA29)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Dead Purple
Royal Blue vs Kingdom Blue (NA25)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Dead Purple

All matches: Dead Purple equivalents · Royal Blue equivalents