Pigment Comparison
Deep Purple (Dioxazine) vs Cadmium Red Light
Choose any two products — oil colours, watercolours, mediums or primers — to see a concise comparison of how they differ and what they share, alongside the full specification table.
Product A
Deep Purple (Dioxazine)
W144
Product B
Cadmium Red Light
W406
How they compare
Deep Purple (Dioxazine) and Cadmium Red Light are both Michael Harding watercolours.
Deep Purple (Dioxazine) uses PV23; Cadmium Red Light uses PR108.
They differ in transparency, staining and tinting strength.
They share matching lightfastness, granulation and vegan status.
| Property | Deep Purple (Dioxazine) | Cadmium Red Light |
|---|---|---|
| Pigment Index | PV23 | PR108 |
| Lightfastness | Excellent | Excellent |
| Granulation | YES | YES |
| Staining | High | Medium |
| Transparency | Transparent | Semi-Opaque |
| Tinting Power | 4 | 3 |
| Series | Series 1 | Series 4 |
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