Color Swatch created using heavy application/medium application/50% tint and was applied on acrylic primed canvas (7 oz) material.
This color contains the following pigments:
PR206—Quinacridone Pyrrolidine Red
Pigment Type
organic, quinacridone
Chemical Name
quinacridone pyrrolidine
Chemical Formula
n/a
Properties
PR206 offers a deep maroon or bordeaux red. Quinacridone pigments have relatively low tinting strength in general. For this reason, quinacridone colors are often expensive, because more pigment is required in the formulation.
Permanence
Quinacridone pigments have excellent lightfastness.
Toxicity
Quinacridone Pyrrolidine Red has no known acute hazards. Overexposure to quinacridone pigments may cause skin irritation. Quinicridone pigments contain a compound found to be a skin, eye, and respiratory irritant.
History
It was developed as a maroon or bordeaux red for automotive paints.
Alternate Names
Monastral Maroon
PR202—Quinacridone Magenta
Pigment Type
organic, dichloroquinacridone
Chemical Name
n/a
Chemical Formula
n/a
Properties
PR202 has a bluish red color, but is more yellow than Quinacridone Red (PR122), which is the modern favorite for Magenta in CMYK (four color) process printing.
Permanence
Although it is not the most famous magenta in the quinacridone family of pigments, PR202 belongs to a related class chemically, and is thus relatively stable and permanent for a bluish red pigment. It is one of the pigments often used in inks and toners for process printing.
Toxicity
Quinacridone Magenta has no acute hazards. Overexposure to quinacridone pigments may cause skin irritation. Quinicridone pigments contain a compound found to be a skin, eye, and respiratory irritant.
History
PR202 has been widely used as an automotive paint. Other applications include packaging, printing inks, and textiles.
Alternate Names
Quinacridone Fuchsia. Monastral Magenta, Fastogen Super Magenta
