What is the difference between Nightshade Purple and Infantry Blue?

ΔE 6 (close). Infantry Blue is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Nightshade Purple vs Infantry Blue

Nightshade Purple

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09022
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2c2433 (estimate)

Infantry Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.752
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1c1c28 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Infantry Blue is a little darker, cooler than Nightshade Purple.

Can I use Infantry Blue instead of Nightshade Purple?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Infantry Blue is a little darker, cooler than Nightshade Purple.

Can I use Nightshade Purple instead of Infantry Blue?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Nightshade Purple

Nightshade Purple vs Black Violet (70.751)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Infantry Blue
Nightshade Purple vs Dark Grey (70.994)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Infantry Blue
Nightshade Purple vs Dark Sea Blue (70.898)Model Color · ΔE 7, close

Other Reaper paints close to Infantry Blue

Infantry Blue vs Midnight Blue (09019)Master Series Paints · ΔE 6, close · closer than Nightshade Purple
Infantry Blue vs Steely Blue (09151)Master Series Paints · ΔE 7, close
Infantry Blue vs Pure Black (09037)Master Series Paints · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Nightshade Purple equivalents · Infantry Blue equivalents