What is the difference between Doom Death Black and Royal Purple?

ΔE 21 (loose). Royal Purple is noticeably darker, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Doom Death Black vs Royal Purple

Doom Death Black

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #373737 (estimate)

Royal Purple

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.016
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1b162a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Royal Purple is noticeably darker, much more saturated than Doom Death Black.

Can I use Royal Purple instead of Doom Death Black?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Royal Purple is noticeably darker, much more saturated than Doom Death Black.

Can I use Doom Death Black instead of Royal Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: Doom Death Black is noticeably lighter, much more muted.

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 Doom Death Black on the colour wheel See Royal Purple on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Doom Death Black

Doom Death Black vs Grey Green (70.866)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Royal Purple
Doom Death Black vs 6K Russian Brown (71.282)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Royal Purple
Doom Death Black vs UK Bronze Green (70.607)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Royal Purple

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Royal Purple

Royal Purple vs Von Evile PurpleTriads: shadows · ΔE 8, close · closer than Doom Death Black
Royal Purple vs Royal CloakTriads: shadows · ΔE 23, loose
Royal Purple vs Amphora RedTriads: shadows · ΔE 24, loose

All matches: Doom Death Black equivalents · Royal Purple equivalents