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Pigment Comparison

Deep Purple (Dioxazine) vs Scarlet Lake 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)
Deep Purple (Dioxazine)
W144
Product B
Scarlet Lake Light
Scarlet Lake Light
W205
Deep Purple (Dioxazine)
W144

Deep Purple (Dioxazine)

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Scarlet Lake Light
W205

Scarlet Lake Light

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How they compare

Deep Purple (Dioxazine) and Scarlet Lake Light are both Michael Harding watercolours.

Deep Purple (Dioxazine) uses PV23; Scarlet Lake Light uses PR188.

They differ in transparency, lightfastness, granulation, staining and tinting strength.

They share matching vegan status.

Side-by-side comparison of Deep Purple (Dioxazine) and Scarlet Lake Light: Pigment Index, Lightfastness, Granulation, Staining, Transparency, Tinting Power, Series.
PropertyDeep Purple (Dioxazine)Scarlet Lake Light
Pigment IndexPV23PR188
LightfastnessExcellentVery Good
GranulationYESNO
StainingHighMedium
TransparencyTransparentSemi-Opaque
Tinting Power43
SeriesSeries 1Series 2
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