What is the difference between Amethyst Rayne and Royal Blue?

ΔE 19 (loose). Royal Blue is much more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Amethyst Rayne vs Royal Blue

Amethyst Rayne

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

Royal Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.809
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #264a8b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Royal Blue is much more saturated, cooler than Amethyst Rayne.

Can I use Royal Blue instead of Amethyst Rayne?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Royal Blue is much more saturated, cooler than Amethyst Rayne.

Can I use Amethyst Rayne instead of Royal Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Amethyst Rayne is much 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 Amethyst Rayne on the colour wheel See Royal 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 Royal Blue
Amethyst Rayne vs Oxford Blue (70.807)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Royal Blue
Amethyst Rayne vs Flat Blue (70.962)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Royal Blue

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Royal Blue

Royal Blue vs Eldar RobeTriads: shadows · ΔE 8, close · closer than Amethyst Rayne
Royal Blue vs Witching Hour BlueTriads: midtones · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Amethyst Rayne
Royal Blue vs Marine BlueTriads: shadows · ΔE 20, loose

All matches: Amethyst Rayne equivalents · Royal Blue equivalents