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Originally Posted by kALMIGHTY
... even though I can't see purple, I really do like the colour (I can't distinguish it from blue but to me, it's a really nice shade of blue) and I knew they would be very aggressive on an ultramarine....
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Just for the reference for this discussion, here is a color wheel image from Google:
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kALMIGHTY, IMHO, the wheels looks like a Violet-like color in the color wheel, whereas your ultramarine car is in the Blue section of the color wheel. As you can see, these two colors sit fairly closed to one and another on the color wheel, therefore they are more *analogues* (i.e. similar) than other color combinations. The effect is like these colors *blends* together nicely, if this is the effect that you are looking for.
There are three major types of color matching: complimentary, triad color (balanced), and analogues. Without going too much details, here is the break-down:
* complimentary: match one color with another one *directly* across on the color wheel. For example, blue vs orange, or red vs green. This combo provides highest contrast to human eyes, and thus most *flare* and get most attention.
* triad color (balanced): match one color with two other colors with equal distance. I.E. Blue with Red and Yellow; Green with Violet and Orange, and so on. This provides less contrast compared with complimentary option, but it is more of a balanced approach.
* analogues: match one color with its adjacent colors on the wheel. Things like blue with blue-violet/violet or red with red-orange or yellow with yellow-orange. This provides less contrast so things blend-in nicely with no significant separation from one to the other.
Note that the colors black, grey, brown, and white are considered *neutral* colors, meaning they can blend with all the other colors well with certain degree of contrast. Silver, IMO, is like a grey color that would work with many different colors.
So now, back to your original question, This combo of violet and blue is analogues in terms of color-matching. However, if you want something flashy with plasti-dip, I would suggest to go with orange or yellow for your ultramarine color car. Furthermore, if you have GT5/6 on PS3, try the colors virtually in the game and see how it goes before you apply it IRL. That way you know the color you need to achieve the effect you are looking for and be confident about the choice.
Hope this is helpful.