What is the difference between Dark Grey Blue and Royal Purple?

ΔE 19 (loose). Royal Purple is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Grey Blue vs Royal Purple

Dark Grey Blue

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: 014
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #263754 (estimate)

Royal Purple

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.810
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #402340 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Royal Purple is a little darker, warmer than Dark Grey Blue.

Can I use Royal Purple instead of Dark Grey Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Royal Purple is a little darker, warmer than Dark Grey Blue.

Can I use Dark Grey Blue instead of Royal Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Grey Blue is a little lighter, 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 Dark Grey Blue on the colour wheel See Royal Purple on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Grey Blue

Dark Grey Blue vs Deep Sky (71.090)Model Air · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Royal Purple
Dark Grey Blue vs Dk Mediterr. Blue (71.313)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Royal Purple
Dark Grey Blue vs Oxford Blue (70.807)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Royal Purple

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Royal Purple

Royal Purple vs Dark Plum (S11)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Grey Blue
Royal Purple vs Dark Navy Blue (AMP-005)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Dark Grey Blue
Royal Purple vs Dark Purple (035)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Dark Grey Blue

All matches: Dark Grey Blue equivalents · Royal Purple equivalents