First impression, Welch's Grape Jelly but still very similar to Eggplant yet not the same. 2005 leather wasn't veiny so of course the Violet is going to look different and it's sort of hard to compare because the veins in the new affects the color overall. Which do I prefer? Eggplant BUT if I didn't have Eggplant, I would be content with Violet and it's actually much prettier than I expected. It's no shrinking Violet, it's very vivid.
Here are pics with my Eggplant City:
Here are pics with my Eggplant City: