A vital pigment to the palette, it comes in three natures-- plum, magenta, and sometimes red. Usually one sees Quinacridone Rose (magenta) and Quinacridone Violet. The Rose version is a cool, almost electric pink, sometimes called Quinacridone Magenta (not to be confused with PR122), and the other is a plum-like purple, and is usually named Quinacridone Violet. This is an amazing, much-needed color, which might even find a place on some of the stricter limited palettes. Both major types are transparent, create gorgeous glazes, and tend to rank exceptionally well for lightfastness.

The lightfastness does vary from brand to brand, so this is an area where it is important to do your own lightfastness testing. Lightfastness can vary from decent to excellent, though PV19 can have some diminished lightfastness in tints (speaking of 7's and 8's on the blue wool scale). Lightfastness may be different in watercolor than in oils.

The rose version is a helpful pink which can be fairly deep in masstone and creates stunning cool pink glazes. Like Quinacridone Red, PR209, it is able to achieve unique candy colors in a glaze. It is both deeper and a bit more toward red-purple than PR209.

The Quinacridone Violet version retains a deep high chroma and is a saturated warm purple.

Both the red and violet versions tend to be slow driers. Quinacridone Magenta, also labeled PV19, While not listed among the reds, can range from rose to a true red. This pigment can be made into a paint which almost looks like Quinacridone Red, PR209.