What is the difference between Clear Plum and Ink Violet?

ΔE 18 (loose). Ink Violet is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Clear Plum vs Ink Violet

Clear Plum

Brand: Reaper
Range: MSP Clears & Inks
Code: 09132
Type: an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch: #561849 (estimate)

Ink Violet

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color Ink
Code: 72.087
Type: an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch: #3f2e5f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ink Violet is more muted, cooler than Clear Plum.

Can I use Ink Violet instead of Clear Plum?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Ink Violet is more muted, cooler than Clear Plum.

Can I use Clear Plum instead of Ink Violet?

The same difference applies the other way round: Clear Plum is more saturated, 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 Clear Plum on the colour wheel See Ink Violet on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Clear Plum

Clear Plum vs Ink Magenta (72.083)Game Color Ink · ΔE 30, loose
Clear Plum vs Ink Skin (72.093)Game Color Ink · ΔE 31, loose
Clear Plum vs Ink Blue (72.088)Game Color Ink · ΔE 31, loose

Other Reaper paints close to Ink Violet

Ink Violet vs Purple Ink (09213)MSP Clears & Inks · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Clear Plum
Ink Violet vs Clear Blue (09097)MSP Clears & Inks · ΔE 21, loose
Ink Violet vs Blue Ink (09212)MSP Clears & Inks · ΔE 21, loose

All matches: Clear Plum equivalents · Ink Violet equivalents