What is the difference between Amethyst Rayne and Oxford Blue?

ΔE 10 (close). Oxford Blue is a little darker, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Amethyst Rayne vs Oxford Blue

Amethyst Rayne

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #50456d (estimate)

Oxford Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.807
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #373a59 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Oxford Blue is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Amethyst Rayne.

Can I use Oxford Blue instead of Amethyst Rayne?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Oxford Blue is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Amethyst Rayne.

Can I use Amethyst Rayne instead of Oxford Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Amethyst Rayne is a little lighter, 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 Amethyst Rayne on the colour wheel See Oxford Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Amethyst Rayne

Amethyst Rayne vs Blue (71.004)Model Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Oxford Blue
Amethyst Rayne vs Flat Blue (70.962)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair
Amethyst Rayne vs Purple (70.959)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Oxford Blue

Oxford Blue vs Abyss BlueTriads: shadows · ΔE 8, close · closer than Amethyst Rayne
Oxford Blue vs Marine BlueTriads: shadows · ΔE 9, close · closer than Amethyst Rayne
Oxford Blue vs Oxidation GreenTriads: shadows · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Amethyst Rayne equivalents · Oxford Blue equivalents