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PR122 Quinacridone Magenta

Quinacridone.

36 tubes from 20 of 24 paint lines contain PR122. 17 are made from PR122 alone, which is the closest match when you're switching brands.

Toxicity
No toxic metal Not one of the toxic-metal pigments. As with any paint, keep it out of your mouth and don't sand or spray it.
Drying
Slow
Opacity
Single-pigment tubes are mostly transparent.

About PR122

History

Quinacridone magenta followed the first quinacridones in the mid-20th century.

In mixes

A cool, transparent magenta and a good mixing primary. It gives bright violets with blues and clean pinks with white.

Drying speed is typical for linseed oil; tubes ground in safflower or poppy oil, or with driers added, will differ. These are general notes on the pigment, not on any one brand.

Purest PR122, by brand

The best single-pigment PR122 tube from each line, ranked: artists' grade first, then lightfastness, then how firmly the pigment listing is confirmed. Ties are listed alphabetically.

  1. Art Spectrum Quinacridone MagentaSeries 4 · LF I · Transparent Transparent
  2. Blockx Quinacridone MagentaSeries 4 · LF I · Transparent Transparent
  3. Gamblin Quinacridone MagentaLF I
  4. Langridge Quinacridone MagentaSeries 4 · LF I · Transparent Transparent
  5. W&N Artists' Quinacridone MagentaSeries 2 · LF I · Transparent Transparent
  6. Williamsburg Quinacridone MagentaSeries 5 · LF I · Transparent Transparent
  7. Grumbacher Thio VioletSeries 2 · LF I
  8. Michael Harding MagentaSeries 3 · LF I · Transparent Transparent
  9. Old Holland Old Holland MagentaSeries D · LF I
  10. W&N Artisan MagentaSeries 1 · LF I · Transparent Transparent
  11. Lukas 1862 Magenta Red (Primary)Series 1 · LF I
  12. Schmincke Mussini Transparent MagentaLF II · Transparent Transparent
  13. Da Vinci Opus (Vivid Pink)LF not rated · Semi-transparent Semi-transparent
  14. Maimeri Puro Quinacridone VioletLF not rated
  15. Holbein Quinacridone MagentaLF not rated
  16. Georgian Primary MagentaLF not rated · student grade

Not sold here by: M. Graham, Rembrandt, Art Creation, Vasari.

Made from PR122 alone

Quinacridone MagentaArt SpectrumPR122Series 4TransparentLF IQuinacridone MagentaBlockx 212424PR122Series 4TransparentLF IMagenta QuinacridoneDa VinciPR122Transparent–Opus (Vivid Pink)Da VinciPR122Semi-transparent–Quinacridone MagentaGamblinPR122LF IPrimary MagentaGeorgian D111014409PR122–Thio VioletGrumbacher P211PR122Series 2LF IQuinacridone MagentaHolbein H337PR122–Quinacridone MagentaLangridgePR122Series 4TransparentLF IMagenta Red (Primary)Lukas 1862 0050PR122Series 1LF IMagentaMichael Harding 303PR122Series 3TransparentLF IQuinacridone VioletMaimeri Puro 466PR122–Transparent MagentaSchmincke Mussini 10363PR122TransparentLF IIOld Holland MagentaOld Holland D181PR122Series DLF IQuinacridone MagentaWilliamsburg 6000775PR122Series 5TransparentLF IQuinacridone MagentaW&N Artists' 545PR122Series 2TransparentLF IMagentaW&N Artisan 380PR122Series 1TransparentLF I

PR122 with white added

Rose VioletHolbein H336PR122PW6Series BVerifySemi-transparentLF I

Mixtures that contain PR122

Australian Red GoldArt SpectrumPR101PY83PR122PV19Series 3TransparentLF IPermanent CrimsonArt SpectrumPV19PR122PR175Series 3TransparentLF ISpectrum CrimsonArt SpectrumPV19PR175PR122Series 1TransparentLF ISpectrum VioletArt SpectrumPW4PR122PV23Series 1TransparentLF IPermanent Blue VioletCobra 568PV23PR122Semi-transparentLF IPermanent Red VioletCobra 567PV23PR122Semi-transparentLF IVioletCobra 536PW7PR122PV23OpaqueLF ICobalt Violet HueGeorgian D111014406PV23PR122Hue–Cobalt Violet Light HueHolbein H332PR122PB28PW6Series BHueVerifySemi-opaqueLF IIIQuinacridone OperaHolbein H327BV10PR122–Neon MagentaLangridgePW6PR122PV19Series 2OpaqueLF INeon VioletLangridgePR122PB15:1Series 5TransparentLF IAmethystMichael Harding 309PB29PR122PV23Series 3TransparentLF IBrilliant PinkOld Holland B175PR112PR122PW4Series BLF IPermanent Red VioletVan Gogh 567PV23PR122Series 2Semi-transparentLF IMagentaW&N Winton 380PR122PB15Series 1TransparentLF IMagentaW&N Artists' 380PV23PR122Series 2TransparentLF IMagentaW&N Griffin 380PR122PB15Series 1TransparentLF I

Brands: Art Spectrum, Blockx, Cobra, Da Vinci, Gamblin, Georgian, Grumbacher, Holbein, Langridge, Lukas 1862, Michael Harding, Maimeri Puro, Schmincke Mussini, Old Holland, Van Gogh, Williamsburg, W&N Winton, W&N Artists', W&N Artisan, W&N Griffin.