PV49 Cobalt Violet (ammonium cobalt phosphate)
Ammonium cobalt phosphate.
2 tubes from 2 of 24 paint lines contain PV49. 2 are made from PV49 alone, which is the closest match when you're switching brands.
- Toxicity
- Handle with care Contains cobalt. Avoid breathing in the dust or getting the paint in your mouth, and don't sand or spray it.
- Opacity
- Single-pigment tubes are mostly transparent.
Genuine or hue?
Cobalt pigments are costly, mix to clean, slightly cool tints and shouldn't be breathed in as dust. Hues cost much less and usually tint more strongly, but their mixes rarely look quite the same.
Purest PV49, by brand
The best single-pigment PV49 tube from each line, ranked: artists' grade first, then lightfastness, then how firmly the pigment listing is confirmed. Ties are listed alphabetically.
- Grumbacher Cobalt RoseSeries 6 · LF I
Not sold here by: W&N Artists', Holbein, M. Graham, Gamblin, Michael Harding, Old Holland, Rembrandt, Schmincke Mussini, W&N Winton, Georgian, Da Vinci, Van Gogh, Cobra, Art Creation, Lukas 1862, W&N Griffin, Art Spectrum, Langridge, Blockx, Maimeri Puro, Vasari, W&N Artisan.
Made from PV49 alone
Brands: Grumbacher, Williamsburg.