Disperses evenly with slight granulation and moves from deep darks to clear glowing washes like all quinacridones it is an extremely lightfast organic pigment in terms of complementary couples quinacridone violet mixes best with a cleaner primary green highly durable and extremely transparent all the quinacridone colours excel in vivid clarity and intensity daniel smith extra fine watercolour sticks offer the same superior intensity as the daniel smith line of extra fine watercolour pain