purple magenta – Billy Idyll

What’s the difference between Quinacridone Rose (PV19) and Quinacridone Magenta (PR122)?

September 30, 2022July 28, 2022 by Billy Idyll

SH Purple Magenta vs DS Quin Rose: mixing oranges with Pure Yellow vs. mixing purples with PGBS.

Sometimes two colors you like are so similar that it seems silly to have them both on your palette, but how do you choose which one to use? It’s like that for me with Quinacridone Rose (a pink made from the pigment PV19) and the color that I usually call Purple Magenta (PR122), which is also known as Quinacridone Lilac (in Daniel Smith) or Quinacridone Magenta (in Holbein and some other brands).

Color Spotlight: Quinacridone Magenta (PR122)

March 7, 2023April 30, 2022 by Billy Idyll

PR122 magenta is a bold, transparent, non-granulating primary magenta option, purple mixer, and just an all-around lovely pink-purple-fuchsia-magenta shade.

Take care: some brands use the term “Quinacridone Magenta” to mean another color (e.g. Daniel Smith uses the term Quin Magenta to me PR202, and uses Quin Lilac for PR122.)