My Top 5 Favorite Watercolors: Purples

Welcome back to my new favorites series, featuring my "Top 5 Favorite..." Through this series we're going to look at my favorite colors in each color family, overall brands, and supplies such as papers and brushes.
Today we are taking a look at my favorite purple pigments. These are not necessarily recommendations for EVERY watercolorist, but rather a way for me to share what I am currently enjoying using the most in my own studio. What do you think of this list? Did I mention your favorite? Be sure to share your favorites in the comments below!
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[@MatheusFerreira-mu6lu]

it's official, everything mixed with PG7 is beautiful.

[@InLiquidColor]

It really is! :)

[@Drumaier]

Yes, for me pg7 has zero place as a stand alone pigment in a painting but is the best mixer and shifter of other colors. I have a hard time trying to figure out what other color has those characteristics so defined as pg7(great mixer and almost unusable pure) . Maybe magenta 122?

[@fangchick93]

Very true

[@fidrewe99]

@@Drumaier PG36 ;) PR122 can at least give you nice flower colors when used pure.

[@magical571]

@@fidrewe99 phtalo green yellow? i never see anyone use it, besides unkowingly using it on prepackaged mixes of permanent green and the like

[@deejcarter2003]

I love this series and it has been very helpful. I really like seeing the color card of mixing colors along with your mixes. I tend to forget what color your working on and this reminded me.

[@InLiquidColor]

I'm so glad, and it's great to see you back around! :)

[@OpheliaStatonArtist]

I always learn so much from your videos!!! Thank you for sharing these!!!

[@grayblosser6630]

Oh my goodness, those pthalo green mixes. 😍

[@InLiquidColor]

Aren't they just!

[@gwensimmons_gigi1629]

Denise: I totally agree with you and your number one choice of dioxazine purple. Such a royal, useful pigment to own... Qor’s definitely owns that color! Happy New Year!‼️! Thank you for a year of inspiring watercolor art, tutorials, and information! 😘❤️👍🏾🎊❄️🥂💫🍾

[@InLiquidColor]

Thank you Gwenneth! I hope you have a wonderful new year as well!

[@lisathaviu1154]

Nice video. Qor Dioxazine Violet has become my "go to" color for shadows, especially when I am painting portraits of African American models with darker skin tones. I enjoy that a couple of my models really love the fact that I use so much purple and dark blue when I am painting them.

[@TheCameraLuvsMe]

Thank you for the great video! I was waiting specifically for this because I'm a fan of using purple/magentas in my work. I don't like the idea of using up my primaries mixing it all the time so I was trying to find recommendations. It seems like such an underappreciated colour!

[@mjpete27]

Now see, here I am trying to find un-watched videos from your library. I was certain I had watched this purple video and maybe I have but with no comment how can I be sure! so here I am once again being educated once again by the most wonderful instructor I have yet to meet. Thanks Denise I do hope your doing well and loving your new habitation. Please take care and be safe out there. As Always, Michael

[@JacquelineJax]

Those colors are beautiful, some of my favorites as well

[@aleidadiaz2261]

Wow those teals made from purple and green are perfect.

[@anthonycasiday2875]

I LOVE quin. violet. Another color i use a lot as a purple (though it appears very black/gray) is M Graham's neutral tint, i tend to use very desaturated colors in my work and so when i mix neutral tint wit maybe a bit of diox. violet it acts really well as a desaturated purple

[@milenabdesign]

I love the deep blues we get mixing purples with phthalo green! Happy New Year to you!

[@InLiquidColor]

Aren't they just dreamy? Happy New Year!

[@mementolin]

I love that Qor is your favorite Dioxazine Purple. It's mine too. Some of it is just the way Qor paints flow, but it also is just this amazing color that's dark, but I don't need to overwhelmingly add the other color if I mix it, unlike the other Dioxazine Purple I used in the past.

[@EveBolt]

I agree on the number one as well!! :) I also love the cobalt purples and ultramarine pink/violet.

[@InLiquidColor]

I'm realizing with all these colors that I am not familiar with cobalt violet! I'll have to check it out.

[@fangchick93]

I love using purples in night skies or sunsets. And I also love painting birds and flowers, so I use it there too

[@thehomegrownartist214]

Love those mixes... especially all the ones with quin burnt orange and perylene violet. I have a serious urge just to go mix purples now lol

[@SharonNolfi]

Happy New Year, Denise! Looking forward to more great videos from you in 2018.

[@katherinesimonds622]

I was really surprised by some of the mixing results! I need to experiment more. Another great job. Happy New Year Denise!

[@InLiquidColor]

Thanks Katherine! There are lots of pleasant surprises with purples! I didn't end up showing it, but you can also get some neat dusty lavenders when mixes with something like PBr24! Really pretty :)

[@azzuparis]

Hi Denise, love the purple you swatched. On my palette, I have dioxazine violet by W&N. I don't use it that often but I do like it. I recently bought ultramarine violet by DS but I didn't really play with it yet. It looks awesome thought. Thank you so much for the series, I love it! Have a Happy New Year :D

[@InLiquidColor]

Happy new year to you as well!

[@corikay]

Great comparison. I love Carbazole Violet by Daniel Smith.

[@Dan.B.Artist]

Im loving this series, it's so interesting to see what other artists paint with. I dislike PV19 i never know if im getting a purple or pink. I also like PV23 but worry about it's lightfastness, I quite like a manganese violet mix, sennelier does a great one it's labelled cobalt violet hue.

[@InLiquidColor]

I'm not sure if you've seen my Color Spotlight on PV23, but I talked a lot about lightfastness there. My current fav pick is QoRs. PV19 is definitely tricky, but I'm tentatively looking into starting a blog/resource on my website with swatches. I think I have tried at least a dozen PV19 and they're beautiful, you just have to know which ones to go for :)

[@warmyellowshade]

Such pretty mixes. I think I only own one Purple- and it doesn't really get much love, but after seeing your swatches, I think I'll play around with it some more. Great video!

[@InLiquidColor]

Thanks so much! There's lots of surprises to be had with purples. I often forget as well!

[@alejandromorales9516]

I agree about Rose of Ultramarine. I don't use it often, but I love that color so much. I bought it to make a painting for my nieces (they were wearing dresses that color in the painting) and I've been in love ever since. My favorite use of it is to charge Cerulean Blue in skies. I keep meaning to play with using Quin Rose and Ultramarine with it just to see how easily it can be adjusted red to blue. Along with Rose of Ultramarine, I use Daniel Smith's PV23 Carbazole Violet, Daniel Smith's 3 pigment mix of Moonglow, and Daniel Smith's Amethyst Genuine, which is probably one of the most beautiful colors in their line ... wonderful for night skies and such. Thanks to your video, I want to try a Napthamide Maroon. I loved those darks you got!

[@InLiquidColor]

I have tried PV19 and Ultra and haven't been able to get quite the same results but it's close! And I do love the sparkle of the amethyst :)

[@PamelaRubel]

I love dioxazine purple, in general I lean towards purples, blues and pinks, and some cool yellows. With your series I've discovered that I love the quinacridones omg

[@InLiquidColor]

Yay! I'm glad it was helpful!

[@PamelaRubel]

In Liquid Color oh very very helpful! I am glad I discovered your channel, your videos are of excellent quality, I am learning so much!

[@caitlinjeanne]

I don't know how it happened but purples have become a staple on my palette and really essential for mixing the colors I want. PV29 from Mission Gold is my personal can't-live-without pigment (I've noticed it reads slightly cooler and less red than other brands I've tried, more "purple" straight out of the tube). Right now I'm experimenting with dioxazine purple for the first time after receiving the QoR high chroma set for Christmas and loving it. 💖 I hope you had a wonderful holiday, thanks always for all the time and effort you put into these videos for us!

[@InLiquidColor]

Thanks Caitlin! I'm so glad they're appreciated. Happy new year! And have fun with that new purple :)

[@aparitionblu3830]

Daniel smiths imperial purple has some really beautiful seperation and granulation somewhat similar to rose of ultra but on the warmer side. Really pretty color

[@ianjackson5834]

some top colour in your selection,tfs

[@Blissfulthings]

Wonderful as always! I just ordered two sets of qor paints the high chroma and the intro set oh and the fine tec gold set So I'm looking forward to playing with these soon! I wish you a happy New Year and a creative one! 😙 Heather

[@InLiquidColor]

Happy new year to you as well Heather :)

[@essietangle9931]

Happy New Year to you! Luv them all!

[@InLiquidColor]

Thanks Essie, you too!

[@kaichidraws7787]

I dont really have a favorite purple - but I do like the ones that falls to the cooler bluer side like Dioxazine. I dont particularly gravitate to this color. I do love using them for shadows when doing portraits - glacing it over the skintone, or using it to tone down my base skin tone mixture.

[@Artist.359.]

PV 55 is my favorite color!!!! 😍😍😍😍

[@pocahontassmith59]

Oh my goodness...here we go...my favorite color

[@InLiquidColor]

:D

[@MermaidInTheWater]

Great video! I have to agree with the number one spot but i would put PV55 at number 2 because I find myself using it almost as often. When I saw how sadiesavestheday used in portrait painting, I tried it out with wonderful results and can’t put it down. I also like ultramarine violet and ultramarine red. I have to experiment more with the more earthy violets you have on this list. Thanks for the video! Looking forward to the rest. :) And have a happy new year!

[@InLiquidColor]

Happy New Year to you as well! Thanks for watching and contributing to the discussion :)

[@Foolish_huan]

Thank goodness our number 1 matches ! Haha I just set up my first limited palette and dioxazine violet had to be on it

[@MattbyNature]

Nice choices! I'd been waiting for diox haha. My favourites have to be diox and Schmincke's Manganese Purple - I know you don't generally like granulation. But I love it. And the Manganese Violet creates beautiful separation, makes beautiful browns and is also stunning in skies

[@InLiquidColor]

Granulation is REALLY growing on me! You should see my palette these days!

[@MattbyNature]

Yes, after submitting my comment I was thinking about it again and realized that things might be changing. Haha. When I got my first artist quality watercolour (Cobalt Blue Dark by Schmincke - the 15 ml tubes were on clearance. €5 instead of €15) I was shocked about the granulation - thought I made a mistake. But then I mixed it with an orange to create a grey for a misty sky and the separation... Beautiful. I got these more orange and more blue parts with the grey in the background. So moody!

[@MDCampbell]

Such a great representation of colors and love the way you present these Top 5's. Love that DaVinci color, just beautiful. Is it weird that I got a really intense craving for grape juice watching this? Seriously. I had to settle for cranberry juice! lol! Have a wonderful new year and looking forward to what comes next in 2018! :)

[@InLiquidColor]

Now that you mention it, grape juice sounds so good right about now! :)

[@fidrewe99]

What I love about quinacridone purple is, it's just as close as a pigment could get to the visual complementary of green. It would really be cool if a convenience green happened to be a good mixing complementary, but I quess it's going to be something towards yellow - an imperfection that all the magentas and purples seem to share.

[@fufufuaru]

Yaay my favorite shades of color! I got a small tube of moonglow, wondering why a lot of people are raving about it. Still not sure how exactly I feel about it, but I've used it a lot as a sort of muted purple for black prince succulents and for shadows. Hope I run out soon so I have a legitimate reason to finally buy carbazole violet hahaha

[@InLiquidColor]

*whispers* I'm not a fan of moonglow either *runs and hides*

[@kennethneild8684]

Moonglow is especially gorgeous on its own. Try adding a lot of water to it and you'll see the seperation and effects it has. It has the widest range of shades within one color (although it is a mix of pb29, pr177, pg18.) Its phenomenal. I just bought a tube of green apatite gen. That color is very versatile.

[@appleknocker56]

I have a Da Vinci Violet Iron oxide but don’t know where to use it or what colors it mixes well? Ty!

[@nicole127x]

My favorite purples are Quin Purple Blue from Van Gogh (PV55) and Ultramarine Violet from Mission Gold (PV14) which granulates. I enjoy my Daniel Smith Colors of Inspiration 6-pan set, five of which are purple convenience mixes, but if I were to spend that money again, I'd just get a tube of my two or three favorite purple mixes and pass on the rest of the set. The Lilac & Wisteria are pastels with white added and I could do without them. (Also Serpentine does makes an interesting sap green with scarlet precipitates, so it's not a bad set. ) Currently saving up to try a Cobalt Violet and Perylene Violet.

[@TheSpinDoctor]

I vary a lot - Manganese Phosphate purples (from W&N Perm Mauve PV16 Manganese Ammonium Phosphate to DS Purpurite N/A Natural Manganese Phosphate) I love for more abstract and highly textured work especially paired with Genuine Naples Yellow (Wallace Seymour Vintage and Ancient lines PY41 Lead Antimonate Yellow Pyrochlore) - they look great together. I love PV55 Quin Violet a lot both as Schmincke’s Quin Purple and W&N’s earlier Quin Purple that was in their Twilight Collection, now discontinued. I love PV23 Dioxazine Violet in acrylic but tbh I don’t use it often in Watercolour - I find it too much. I adore PV15 Ultramarine Violet esp. the W&N version - I find the QoR one a bit chalky - and the Wallace-Seymour Artists’s line one. PR259 Ultramarine Pink would probably qualify as a purple too and I use that from W-S Artist line too. The OLD Schmincke 3 Brilliants - Brilliant Violet etc were amazing but the 2017 reformulations are too muted (albeit more lightfast). White Nights Rose-Violet and Violet use the same pigments as the old Schmincke colours namely PV1 Rhodamine Violet, PV3 M Methyl Violet etc etc and they are a pleasure to use particularly in mad abstracts and gentle botanicals alike. Even with their lightfastness, they will last 15-50 years if displayed correctly.

[@InLiquidColor]

Thanks for popping over and adding to the discussion! I'm not sure why I don't gravitate towards the lighter more lavender based purples, but I suppose that's because they don't pop up too often in wildlife painting :)

[@TheSpinDoctor]

In Liquid Color They’re very useful though - throw some Cobalt Violet and Viridian into a Cobalt Blue sky or Ultramarine Red and Ultramarine Violet into an Ultramarine Blue and Phthalo Blue GS sea and you’ll find they have a lot of use to you ;)

[@TheSpinDoctor]

The Stoned Videogame Nerd I said W&N had discontinued it and that Schmincke had picked it up as a result.

[@vanessarottencandy6467]

I‘m obsessed with purples and pretty much agreee with your list. Dioxazine is my absolute favorite. The only color on your list, Idon‘t own yet is the naphtamide maroon. It‘s available in big expensive tubes, at least over here. 😬

[@InLiquidColor]

Aw shucks!! I hope you can find some affordably if you're interested in it!

[@rubyelisa6213]

How does Daniel smith's quinacridone purple compare to schminckes? In videos Daniel smith's looks like a rich purple but on Jane blundells swatches it looks much pinker. Deciding if it's too close to rose of ultramarine to warrant getting...

[@miscellaneous7777]

which one do you like more daniel smith's carbazole violet or still QoR's dioxazine purple? can't decide between these two T.T somebody heeelp T.T

[@deadlyradiation7977]

Favs are: Cobalt Violet and Manganese Violet

[@susanbradford4543]

I use purples a lot. Two you did not mention are from Daniel Smith and are favorites: Shadow Violet and Sugilite. Shadow is perfect for shadows as the name suggests. Sugilite from the Prima Tek series is a light purple with a touch of sparkles in it. I have used Daniel Smith’s Carbazole Violet and decided I didn’t like that one because mixed with yellow or golds to neutralize it inevitably turned brown & switched to Winsor & Newton Windsor Violet. Very similar color but does not turn brown.

[@InLiquidColor]

Hmm that's a bit confusing as PV23 and yellows are compliments so any of them - that I've used at least - turn brown, which is actually what I want from those combos. I'll have to check out the DS specifically as I usually use QoR or WN.

[@hamdan8516]

Awesome video 😍😘👍

[@glorioskiola]

Happy New Year!

[@InLiquidColor]

You too!

[@LulululuImpact]

Dioxazine purple/violet is an absolutely indispensable color for me; I use the MG version of it mostly. Great mixer, and I also use it a lot as one of the glazes to build up a dark color. Also love napthamide maroon for similar use. I have some DS cobalt violet deep, and I like the texture, but it's such a weak color. I might like it better once I try some cobalt violet.

[@InLiquidColor]

I don't know how or why I forgot that I have MGraham's dioxazine! It's very similar to the QoR though and quite nice to work with :)

[@dgassilem]

Now I want more purple on my palette. I should start by using more the one I already own XD

[@InLiquidColor]

Definitely play around with it! So much fun remind ourselves what our paints are capable of :)

[@Tennishead21]

Another good video, Denise. :) I only have one purple on my palette and to tell you the truth, I do not use it frequently either. I have two tubes of it actually: Ultramarine Violet from Winsor & Newton and Ultramarine Violet Deep from M. Graham. The Quinacridone Purple from Schmincke looks nice, however, and I have always wondered whether Cobalt Violet was worth buying. Mostly I just mix purple using Permanent Rose and Ultramarine Blue or Prussian Blue, depending upon whether I need granulation or not. I paint mostly landscapes and find myself mixing more muted purples for shadows or shade in a landscape by adding Burnt Sienna or Red Iron Oxide to the above mixtures. Wishing you and your family all the best for 2018.

[@InLiquidColor]

Thank you Conor - to you as well!

[@brainysmarticus]

I use PV 23 the most with PR171. I can’t think of a palette without them.

[@user-uz6cj5sq3y]

I saw a paragraph about pr171 on a website www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/waterc.html#PR171 and think you might want to consider buy some tubes of pr171 as stock. ( NOTE. No manufacturers were registered under this pigment pr171 in The Colour Index (4th edition online), which suggests that stockpiles of the pigment may soon be depleted. Winsor & Newton used it in their discontinued color purple madder, listed under PR122.

[@SuperUsername147]

I’m not going to lie, I completely wrote off the purple series because I don’t use purple, but I continued to see dioxazine violet in your color series videos creating gorgeous colors and had to see it in this one. It’s now in my shopping cart. 🤦‍♀️

[@InLiquidColor]

I'm glad it was helpful!

[@vegasrenie]

My focus is doing southwest desert landscapes, and a lot of the shadowing is in purple because of the red rock sandstone formations. Purples/violets are very important in working correct shadows into those paintings. I think Purple Reigns! See what I did there? (Sorry!) 😁🤦🏽‍♀️

[@paulwhite760]

How about the DS pv55?

[@rmc5991]

Thank you. I found this video in a search.

[@arestocat]

When I very first started with watercolor, I was shocked that they had one-pigment purples. I literally was asking myself "Why!?". However, Dioxazine Violet immediately caught my attention. The thing is that it's a beautiful color, yet it feels a bit strange seeing it straight out of the tube and not mixed with something. I find all secondary colors that are a single pigment to appear a bit uncomfortably in the eye. Not that it doesn't make beautiful mixes, but it's only the fact that it's so gorgeous that it can even be used on its own, when I don't prefer that... Ughhh...

[@VanmeterFL]

I find color mixing so amazing! I would expect my M. Graham Dioxazine Purple to be the same as my friend's Daniel Smith Carbazole Violet (though pigment colors can be totally different). What I didn't expect was M. Graham's Transparent Red Iron Oxide (PR101) to be identical to Daniel Smith's Burnt Sienna (PBr7). Do you address any other "colors from a parallel world" in your videos?

[@VanmeterFL]

The word "identical" is in reference to painting it out and mixing it with other colors. ;-)

[@justtheletterV274]

ultramarine Rose,Quinacridone Purple and Violet, Cobalt Magenta, Mineral Violet,imperial warm purples, that “magenta” looks like violet fuchsia Cool purples, Cobalt Violet, Ultramarine Purple,Ultramarine Violet Deep,Cobalt Blue Violet, Dioxazine Purple, Ultramarine Violet (RS) , Ultramarine Violet (BS)/ Ultramarine Violet

[@laisabel4765]

I have a quinacridone purple blue (PV55 as well) from Van Gogh and it’s too vibrant.

[@joyfulldj]

The schmincke maroon is yummmmm ❤ I have it and it mixes awesome christmas reds. Dioxine Violet from schmincke is really nice as well for dark mixes. Have a happy new year and give cat an extra hug from me, mine now hates me, inside till firework is done.. poor thing. ps i got an awesome 65 euro deal on sennelier set of 18 wich came in today,jay

[@katherinesimonds622]

A .Vultink. Hi. Would you mind sharing your Christmas Red formulas? I'm having issues... Lol ty

[@joyfulldj]

would be kinda late,lol but you can use either maroon or burnt sienna,maroon will turnout slightly darker; so you can add pyrol red,light red or a deep red, if that is to dark you can lighten it with pure yellow, if you want translucent don't use a cadmium cause they are more opaque. My favorite however is burnt sienna and basicly any red minus the cadmium, you can tone down using an opposite color and lighten it with pure yellow or quin gold. My top mix is still burnt sienna with deep red and a touch ouf quin gold. just grab a plate and test your mixes with amount of water,etc

[@joyfulldj]

If you have trouble finding your red of choice make a christmas red mixing chart; dont forget to write down the names like i did -bluuuuh,lol- that way you can save it.

[@katherinesimonds622]

A .Vultink. Ty! Can't wait to try it out!

[@joyfulldj]

i hope you can show me your christmas red mixing chart when you're done ❤

[@lorijones9579]

I'm also a huge fan of Dioxazine Purple, the Sennelier especially. I also adore the DS Rose of Ultramarine, but I just love it rather than use it a lot. Odd.

[@InLiquidColor]

I'm the same with the Rose of Ultra! I was so excited to buy a tube and thought about it for a long time... but then I was like, wait.... what do I use this for? Haha

[@lorijones9579]

It's so beautiful that merely having it is enough. I put it in my palettes because I want it there, even if I don't use it, which seems wrong. I need to think more about what I can do with it. It's a creative challenge.

[@maryalgar8779]

Has anyone tried M. Graham's version of Diox Purple (PV23)? Would love to hear your opinion, if you have. Thank you.

[@InLiquidColor]

Yep! It's lovely. Very close to QoRs. Not positive on light fastness though.

[@maryalgar8779]

MG's has lightfastness rating of II (which is a 2 in their scaling). Many of MG's are one's. I see Qor's has ASTM Lightfastness: NA -- does that mean it has not been tested?

[@InLiquidColor]

Mary Algar it means ASTM hasn't rated it but I've heard from many people that it's excellent. Im working on my own tests but it'll be a while of course!

[@StephenMarkTurner]

The handprint page does not mention Quin purple PV55 or Perylene PV29. Newer pigments, perhaps?

[@TheSpinDoctor]

Stephen Turner It was not used in paint before about 2005 - W&N introduced it in their Twilight Collection as Quin Purple but it was limited edition. In 2017 Schmincke picked up some of the colours from that Collection inc. PV15:6 Phthalo Sapphire which is great as both are lovely.

[@StephenMarkTurner]

Thanks for the info. One possible reason for creating new pigments in this range would be better lightfastness, not sure if that applies to these or not. FYI, i am not going to let lightfast concerns keep me from using purples, I'll try to buy I or II rating, then not store those works in the living room window - he he.

[@TheSpinDoctor]

Stephen Turner The LF is actually v good on Quinacridones - remember on a 4 point scale of 1 being best and 4 the worst, 4 is still fast for 15 years if displayed correctly. I have a video coming up next weekend on lightfastness and the vast misinformation out there inc. the people “proving the manufacturers are all lying” by doing tests taped to windows in full sunlight for 3 months (only a complete fool would display a painting like that!) forgetting the real tests are done to mimic display conditions and have constant temp, humidity etc. I take huge issue with the scaremongering that goes on as it causes people to get really fearful.

[@StephenMarkTurner]

I suppose in certain situations (like where the artwork will be digitized), you might even seek out non lightfast , but super high chroma, pigments.

[@TheSpinDoctor]

Stephen Turner Which is why gouache has always used low LF pigments as it doesn’t matter, gouache work is disposable. Tbh most of us won’t produce work that is displayed more than 50 yrs (a human lifetime really) which is what LF3 relates to so actually we should just pick things at that level for sale/gift and LF4 for 15 yr items. I have a painting done in Genuine Rose Madder (LF4) 20 years ago and some of it is hidden by the matte - every few years I take it out and you can barely see any fading even now - because it is displayed correctly and isn’t in bright sunlight or something stupid.

[@bastet469]

I LOVE purples but most seem to have lightfastness problems.

[@InLiquidColor]

The bright ones and dye based ones do. I talk about lightfastness for the dioxazine specifically in my Color Spotlight. PV19s usually don't have lightfastness issues either :)

[@louiez.9748]

I really hate DS Imperial Purple . When applied with the “wet on wet” technique, the color breaks down and separates into pink and blue.

[@InLiquidColor]

That's from the granulation! Not everyone enjoys it, but it's really beautiful in the right circumstances :)

[@fufufuaru]

until now i can't pick between naphthamide maroon and perylene violet haha

[@InLiquidColor]

It's IMPOSSIBLE. I shall never decide.

[@AlexYorim]

Purple is 2018's color.