What is the difference between Burgundy Wine and Royal Purple?

ΔE 8 (close). Royal Purple is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Burgundy Wine vs Royal Purple

Burgundy Wine

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09025
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3f2536 (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 7.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Royal Purple is more saturated, cooler than Burgundy Wine.

Can I use Royal Purple instead of Burgundy Wine?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Royal Purple is more saturated, cooler than Burgundy Wine.

Can I use Burgundy Wine instead of Royal Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: Burgundy Wine is 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 Burgundy Wine on the colour wheel See Royal Purple on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Burgundy Wine

Burgundy Wine vs Dark Purple (70.749)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Royal Purple
Burgundy Wine vs Black Violet (70.751)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Burgundy Wine vs Violet Red (70.812)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Reaper paints close to Royal Purple

Royal Purple vs Dusky Grape (09118)Master Series Paints · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Burgundy Wine
Royal Purple vs Shadow Violet (09114)Master Series Paints · ΔE 9, close
Royal Purple vs Violet Red (09026)Master Series Paints · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Burgundy Wine equivalents · Royal Purple equivalents