Magenta
Pigment HistorySynthetic organic - quinacridone, discovered 1935, commercialised 1958. Pure 20th-century chemistry - quinacridones let modern painters achieve the vivid pinks and magentas that were simply impossible before, with full lightfastness. A permanent, transparent magenta that rewrote what artists could do with pinks and violets.
Magenta is a single-pigment Michael Harding watercolour made with PR122.
It is transparent, excellent lightfastness, non-granulating, medium staining power, tinting strength 3.
- Code
- W213
- Series
- Series 2
- Pigment Index
- PR122
- Contents
- 15ml tube
- Lightfastness
- Excellent
- Tint Power
- 3
- Granulation
- NO
- Staining Power
- Medium
Measured colour data
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Tint · Tone · Shade · Glaze
Preview how Magenta behaves when mixed, toned, shaded and glazed. Each swatch is computed from the masstone using a perceptual subtractive model - an approximation for guidance, not a formulation guarantee.
Magenta straight from the tube.
A thin wash over white.
Mixed with Titanium White.
Mixed with a mid neutral grey.
Darkened with a chromatic black.
A thin transparent film over white.
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What pigment is used in Magenta?
Magenta is made with PR122.
Is Magenta a single-pigment colour?
Yes. Magenta uses a single pigment (PR122), so its behaviour stays consistent and predictable on the palette.
Is Magenta transparent or opaque?
Magenta is transparent.
Is Magenta lightfast?
Magenta has excellent lightfastness.
Does Magenta granulate?
In watercolour, Magenta is non-granulating.
Does Magenta stain the paper?
Magenta has medium staining power.
Is Magenta vegan?
Yes. Magenta contains no animal-derived ingredients and is suitable for vegan artists.
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