Perhaps our favorite violet in oils for its sheer electricity. This color is positively radiant. It looses a bit of its zip once dried (and seems to yellow less in safflower oil). This paint was recently discontinued and were so sad to see it go. There is nothing like it, and it is perhaps not really possible to even imitate it sufficiently with a hue, at least not with lightfast pigments. It's exceedingly difficult to find red-violets like this at all, especially single-pigment ones. It has a toxicity rating of "B" so as with all pigments, handle it with caution. It is a toxic pigment. There may still be some zippy PV14 Cobalt Violet Lights out there.
Like other cobalt violets this is an extremely gentle tinter. Some have mentioned opacity in watercolor, but in oil this color is not exactly opaque.
