What is the difference between Marine Blue and Purple?

ΔE 19 (loose). Purple is a little darker, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Marine Blue vs Purple

Marine Blue

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #424f71 (estimate)

Purple

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.959
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4b2f57 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Purple is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Marine Blue.

Can I use Purple instead of Marine Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Purple is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Marine Blue.

Can I use Marine Blue instead of Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: Marine Blue is a little lighter, more muted, 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 Marine Blue on the colour wheel See Purple on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Marine Blue

Marine Blue vs Prussian Blue (70.965)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Purple
Marine Blue vs Dark Blue RLM24 (71.266)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Purple
Marine Blue vs Blue (71.004)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Purple

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Purple

Purple vs Enchantress PurpleTriads: midtones · ΔE 7, close · closer than Marine Blue
Purple vs Amethyst RayneTriads: shadows · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Marine Blue
Purple vs Von Evile PurpleTriads: shadows · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Marine Blue

All matches: Marine Blue equivalents · Purple equivalents