What is the difference between Pale Indigo and Light Violet?

ΔE 17 (loose). Light Violet is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pale Indigo vs Light Violet

Pale Indigo

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09081
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6479b3 (estimate)

Light Violet

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.750
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9c83ba (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Light Violet is a little lighter, warmer than Pale Indigo.

Can I use Light Violet instead of Pale Indigo?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Light Violet is a little lighter, warmer than Pale Indigo.

Can I use Pale Indigo instead of Light Violet?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pale Indigo is a little darker, 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 Pale Indigo on the colour wheel See Light Violet on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pale Indigo

Pale Indigo vs Ultramarine Blue (72.022)Game Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Light Violet
Pale Indigo vs Azure (70.902)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Violet
Pale Indigo vs UK Azure Blue (71.108)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Light Violet

Other Reaper paints close to Light Violet

Light Violet vs Amethyst Purple (09024)Master Series Paints · ΔE 9, close · closer than Pale Indigo
Light Violet vs Faded Purple (09120)Master Series Paints · ΔE 20, loose
Light Violet vs Indigo Sky (09080)Master Series Paints · ΔE 22, loose

All matches: Pale Indigo equivalents · Light Violet equivalents