What is the difference between Violet and Prussian Blue?

ΔE 13 (fair). Prussian Blue is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Violet vs Prussian Blue

Violet

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #382c51 (estimate)

Prussian Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.965
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #354364 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Prussian Blue is a little lighter, cooler than Violet.

Can I use Prussian Blue instead of Violet?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Prussian Blue is a little lighter, cooler than Violet.

Can I use Violet instead of Prussian Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Violet is a little darker, 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 Violet on the colour wheel See Prussian Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Violet

Violet vs Violet (70.960)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Prussian Blue
Violet vs Blue (70.925)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Prussian Blue
Violet vs Purple (70.959)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Prussian Blue

Other Scale75 paints close to Prussian Blue

Prussian Blue vs Cantabric Blue (SC53)Scalecolor · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Violet
Prussian Blue vs Deep Blue (SC55)Scalecolor · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Violet
Prussian Blue vs Navy Blue (SC54)Scalecolor · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Violet equivalents · Prussian Blue equivalents