What is the difference between Enchantress Purple and Blue?

ΔE 19 (loose). Blue is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Enchantress Purple vs Blue

Enchantress Purple

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5c3765 (estimate)

Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.004
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #303f68 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Blue is more muted, cooler than Enchantress Purple.

Can I use Blue instead of Enchantress Purple?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Blue is more muted, cooler than Enchantress Purple.

Can I use Enchantress Purple instead of Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Enchantress Purple is 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 Enchantress Purple on the colour wheel See Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Enchantress Purple

Enchantress Purple vs Purple (70.959)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Blue
Enchantress Purple vs Hexed Lichen (72.015)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Blue
Enchantress Purple vs Royal Purple (70.810)Model Color · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Blue

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Blue

Blue vs Marine BlueTriads: shadows · ΔE 9, close · closer than Enchantress Purple
Blue vs Amethyst RayneTriads: shadows · ΔE 10, close · closer than Enchantress Purple
Blue vs Abyss BlueTriads: shadows · ΔE 10, close · closer than Enchantress Purple

All matches: Enchantress Purple equivalents · Blue equivalents