Quinacridone Violet Paint Colour - 24 Paints, 16 Brands

Why Quinacridone Violet isn't one colour

Every brand makes its own Quinacridone Violet, and no two are quite the same. They pick different pigments, grind them differently and mix them to their own recipe — so two tubes with the same word on the label can look noticeably different once they are on the paper.

We measured all 24 of them from 16 brands and compared them the way a lab would, using a number called Delta E. It is just a measure of how far apart two colours look to the human eye. Under 2 and almost nobody can tell them apart; over 10 and most people would call them different colours.

Useful when your usual Quinacridone Violet is out of stock and you need the closest substitute, when you are deciding which brand to buy, or when a mix you got right last time will not come out the same again.

How far is each brand from the average?

Every brand's version measured against the average of all 24 paints. Below 2 is imperceptible to most people; above 10 is obviously a different colour.

Brand	Distance from the average	In practice
Winsor & Newton	Delta E 1.03	Near-identical
M. Graham	Delta E 1.41	Near-identical
Holbein	Delta E 1.72	Near-identical
Sennelier	Delta E 2.05	Very close
Daniel Smith	Delta E 2.09	Very close
Old Holland	Delta E 2.12	Very close
Royal Talens	Delta E 2.12	Very close
Williamsburg	Delta E 2.12	Very close
Vallejo	Delta E 2.42	Very close
Michael Harding	Delta E 2.44	Very close
Gamblin	Delta E 3.12	Very close
Schmincke	Delta E 3.18	Very close
Golden	Delta E 5.36	Noticeably different
Maimeri	Delta E 5.98	Noticeably different
Nevskaya Palitra	Delta E 7.04	Noticeably different
Daler-Rowney	Delta E 7.95	Noticeably different

Which brands are interchangeable?

The closest pairs among 120 brand comparisons - swap one for another and most people would not see the difference.

Old HollandvsRoyal TalensDelta E 0.00Near-identical
Old HollandvsWilliamsburgDelta E 0.00Near-identical
Royal TalensvsWilliamsburgDelta E 0.00Near-identical
HolbeinvsM. GrahamDelta E 0.53Near-identical
Daniel SmithvsHolbeinDelta E 0.62Near-identical
Daniel SmithvsM. GrahamDelta E 0.76Near-identical

Which brands are clearly different?

The furthest apart. Same name on the tube, visibly different paint.

Daler-RowneyvsGoldenDelta E 12.19Clearly different
GoldenvsNevskaya PalitraDelta E 11.55Clearly different
Daler-RowneyvsGamblinDelta E 10.28Clearly different
Daler-RowneyvsWilliamsburgDelta E 9.95Noticeably different
Daler-RowneyvsRoyal TalensDelta E 9.95Noticeably different
Daler-RowneyvsOld HollandDelta E 9.95Noticeably different

Pigments used

Brands do not always use the same pigment for the same colour name.

PR122

Maimeri

PV19

Daler-Rowney, Daniel Smith, Gamblin, Golden, Holbein, M. Graham, Michael Harding, Old Holland, Royal Talens, Schmincke, Sennelier, Vallejo, Williamsburg, Winsor & Newton

PV55

Nevskaya Palitra

Lightfastness

How well the colour resists fading. ASTM I is the most permanent; V is fugitive.

I

Daler-Rowney, Daniel Smith, Gamblin, Golden, Holbein, M. Graham, Maimeri, Michael Harding, Nevskaya Palitra, Old Holland, Royal Talens, Schmincke, Sennelier, Vallejo, Williamsburg, Winsor & Newton

Opacity

How much the paint covers what is underneath.

Opaque

Vallejo

Semi-Transparent

Nevskaya Palitra, Schmincke

Transparent

Daler-Rowney, Daniel Smith, Gamblin, Golden, Holbein, M. Graham, Maimeri, Michael Harding, Old Holland, Royal Talens, Schmincke, Sennelier, Vallejo, Williamsburg, Winsor & Newton

Brands that make it

Every brand in the database with a Quinacridone Violet. Each links to that brand's full range.

Available in

The kinds of paint this colour is made as.

Closest other colours

If you cannot get this one, these sit nearest to it across the same brands.

Every Quinacridone Violet we have measured

All 24 paints, with the measurements the comparisons above are built from.

Brand	Line	Medium	Hex	Lab*	Pigment	Opacity	Lightfastness
Daler-Rowney	Cryla Artists' Acrylic	acrylic	`#a71369`	37.3, 61.1, -9.6	PV19	Transparent	I
Daniel Smith	Extra Fine Watercolors	watercolor	`#763055`	30.9, 35.1, -7.3	PV19	Transparent	I
Gamblin	Artist's Oil Colors	oil	`#73294e`	28.9, 36.5, -5.9	PV19	Transparent	I
Golden	Fluid	acrylic	`#69353b`	29.0, 24.1, 6.7	PV19	Transparent	I
Golden	Heavy Body	acrylic	`#69363c`	29.4, 23.4, 6.7	PV19	Transparent	I
Golden	QoR Modern Watercolors	watercolor	`#8c3264`	35.5, 43.5, -9.6	PV19	Transparent	I
Holbein	Artists' Oil Color	oil	`#763055`	30.9, 35.1, -7.3	PV19	Transparent	I
Holbein	Artists' Watercolor	watercolor	`#7a3458`	32.5, 34.8, -6.8	PV19	Transparent	I
M. Graham	Artists' Oil Colors	oil	`#762d52`	30.2, 36.2, -6.3	PV19	Transparent	I
M. Graham	Artists' Watercolor	watercolor	`#7d345c`	33.1, 36.4, -8.4	PV19	Transparent	I
Maimeri	Puro	oil	`#9b3769`	39.1, 46.5, -7.2	PR122	Transparent	I
Michael Harding	Artists Oil Colours	oil	`#782850`	29.6, 38.9, -5.9	PV19	Transparent	I
Nevskaya Palitra	Master Class	oil	`#9b3773`	39.5, 47.9, -12.8	PV55	Semi-Transparent	I
Old Holland	Classic Oil Colors	oil	`#763052`	30.8, 34.6, -5.5	PV19	Transparent	I
Royal Talens	Rembrandt Oil Colors	oil	`#763052`	30.8, 34.6, -5.5	PV19	Transparent	I
Schmincke	Horadam Aquarell	watercolor	`#822d5a`	32.6, 41.2, -7.8	PV19	Transparent	I
Schmincke	PRIMAcryl	acrylic	`#912869`	35.1, 49.8, -13.3	PV19	Semi-Transparent	I
Sennelier	Artists' Oil Colors	oil	`#782d50`	30.5, 36.6, -4.6	PV19	Transparent	I
Vallejo	Acrylic Artist Color	acrylic	`#87375a`	35.2, 38.1, -3.8	PV19	Transparent	I
Vallejo	Fluid Acrylic	acrylic	`#87375a`	35.2, 38.1, -3.8	PV19	Opaque	I
Williamsburg	Handmade Oil Colors	oil	`#763052`	30.8, 34.6, -5.5	PV19	Transparent	I
Winsor & Newton	Artists' Oil Colour	oil	`#732d50`	29.7, 34.9, -6.0	PV19	Transparent	I
Winsor & Newton	Professional Acrylic	acrylic	`#8c285f`	33.8, 47.0, -9.0	PV19	Transparent	I
Winsor & Newton	Professional Watercolour	watercolor	`#803a62`	35.0, 35.2, -9.3	PV19	Transparent	I

Quinacridone Violet