What is the difference between Purple Black and Black Grey RLM66?

ΔE 10 (close). Black Grey RLM66 is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Purple Black vs Black Grey RLM66

Purple Black

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA09
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #473b3f (estimate)

Black Grey RLM66

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.055
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #444b50 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Black Grey RLM66 is a little lighter than Purple Black.

Can I use Black Grey RLM66 instead of Purple Black?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Black Grey RLM66 is a little lighter than Purple Black.

Can I use Purple Black instead of Black Grey RLM66?

The same difference applies the other way round: Purple Black is a little darker.

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 Purple Black on the colour wheel See Black Grey RLM66 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Purple Black

Purple Black vs Chocolate Brown (70.872)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Black Grey RLM66
Purple Black vs Charcoal (72.155)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Black Grey RLM66
Purple Black vs Dark Sea Green (70.868)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Black Grey RLM66

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Black Grey RLM66

Black Grey RLM66 vs Darkness Grey (NA11)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Purple Black
Black Grey RLM66 vs Woodland Green (NA33)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Purple Black
Black Grey RLM66 vs Slate Grey (NA10)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Purple Black equivalents · Black Grey RLM66 equivalents