What is the difference between Amethyst Rayne and Royal Purple?

ΔE 17 (loose). Royal Purple is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Amethyst Rayne vs Royal Purple

Amethyst Rayne

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

Royal Purple

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.810
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #402340 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Royal Purple is noticeably darker, warmer than Amethyst Rayne.

Can I use Royal Purple instead of Amethyst Rayne?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Royal Purple is noticeably darker, warmer than Amethyst Rayne.

Can I use Amethyst Rayne instead of Royal Purple?

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

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Royal Purple

Royal Purple vs Von Evile PurpleTriads: shadows · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Amethyst Rayne
Royal Purple vs Enchantress PurpleTriads: midtones · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Amethyst Rayne
Royal Purple vs Amphora RedTriads: shadows · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Amethyst Rayne equivalents · Royal Purple equivalents