Williamsburg Manganese Violet

Manganese Violets differ in their color from brand to brand. This is a very high chroma version at chroma 9 according to Williamsburg. While definitely violet, it’s hue is a little more toward blue end of purple than some brands.

“This violet is a substantial, rather heavy, earth loud violet - not subtle like the ethereal, limpid cobalts.” -Williamsburg

In 2023, Golden published a vital series of tests on their colors and how they performed in mixes with various white paints. More information can be found at https://justpaint.org/astm-lightfastness-testing-for-oil-paints/.

“This violet is a substantial, rather heavy, earth loud violet - not subtle like the ethereal, limpid cobalts.” -Williamsburg

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