What is the difference between Black Leather and Dark Purple?

ΔE 10 (fair). Dark Purple is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Black Leather vs Dark Purple

Black Leather

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC32
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3c2727 (estimate)

Dark Purple

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.749
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #382130 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Dark Purple is more saturated, cooler than Black Leather.

Can I use Dark Purple instead of Black Leather?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Dark Purple is more saturated, cooler than Black Leather.

Can I use Black Leather instead of Dark Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: Black Leather 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 Black Leather on the colour wheel See Dark Purple on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Black Leather

Black Leather vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Purple
Black Leather vs Hull Red (71.039)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Purple
Black Leather vs Dark Rust (70.771)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Purple

Other Scale75 paints close to Dark Purple

Dark Purple vs Dark Violet (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 7, close · closer than Black Leather
Dark Purple vs Dark Prussian Blue (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 7, close · closer than Black Leather
Dark Purple vs Dark Brown Ochre (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Black Leather

All matches: Black Leather equivalents · Dark Purple equivalents