Professional Watercolour

Tyrian Purple

Intense deep purple with a red blue undertone, an excellent alternative to the Murex sea snail version.
  • Intense purple with a red blue undertone.​
  • This staining colour was widely used in history of art.​
  • Offers extensive tonal possibilities when mixed with other colours (makes beautiful greys when mixed with complementary yellow).​

Part of our Revival Collection, beautiful historical colours widely used in the past inspired by our archive, now safer to use and more permanent over time.
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Lemon Yellow (Nickel Titanate)
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Bismuth Yellow
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Cadmium Lemon
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Cadmium-Free Lemon
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Winsor Lemon
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Winsor Yellow
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Lemon Yellow Deep
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Aureolin Hue
Size: 5ml
Overview

Our Professional Watercolour is recognised for using only the purest pigments to ensure quality, strength and permanence of colour. With a balanced palette of 107 colours, most of them single pigment, our range offers vibrant colours and unrivalled performance.

Specifications

SKU:884955095171
Colour Number: 419
Opacity: Transparent Transparent
Series:2
Pigment Code:PR202,PV37
Permanence:Moderately Durable
Health and Safety
Contains MBIT. May produce an allergic reaction. Contains a biocidal product: IPBC. Risk of skin sensitization.

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Product information

All orders will be picked, packed and dispatched within 1 to 2 working days. Orders placed on the weekend or on Bank Holidays, will be processed the next working day.

Please inspect your order upon delivery and, if for any reason you are not satisfied, you may return the product(s) within 28 days of receipt of your order. This applies to all orders placed on WinsorNewton.com. Simply visit our Contact Us Page to start the return process.
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Our Professional Watercolour is still formulated according to our founding principles; to create unparalleled colours which offer artists the widest and most balanced choice of pigments, as it was in 1835 when William Winsor and Henry Newton introduced the first moist watercolours to the world.

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Overall rating: 4.9318995 / 5 from 279 reviews.

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The Professional Watercolour - Tyrian Purple offers vibrant and beautiful colors with a rich tonal range. Its quality and pigment are highly praised, providing extensive tonal possibilities when mixed with other colors. The product is part of a historical collection, inspired by past art and now safer and more permanent.

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Review highlights

  • "Lovely quality pigmentation also very good customer service , thank you ." — Judith S.
  • "Great depth of colour - goes a long way - great quality as I love Windsor and Newton !" — Gill C.
  • "Always great quality Love winsor and Newton I have been using them for 47 years quality is excellent" — Susan H.

Reviews

Finally added this to my

"Finally added this to my palette, and so glad I did. I take classes and it was perfect timing, we needed to use a very transparent yellow for our weekly project. I would also add that the general consensus of the class was that the Winsor Newton colors are far superior to almost all the other brands students used. The closest would be Daniel Smith, which our instructor tested our last semester, but she switched back to Winsor Newton."

— alexandra l. (5/5)

I love this shade but

"I love this shade but Find it difficult to find lately. Your site was the only place I could get it A bit expensive with the postage but a little goes a long way - I use it for Skies mainly but it’s also useful for water. Not too harsh but with a subtle richness."

— TRISH P. (5/5)

I like this red included

"I like this red included in my primaries. As a beginner in watercolour I’m learning to mix more colours and wanted an extra limited pallet to travel with. Gives a nice range of tones."

— Donna C. (5/5)

Great quality and fun to mix

"I'm fairly new to watercolor and I really like the tones of the Winsor colors. I'm enjoying experimenting with color mixing."

— Amy K. (5/5)

As a floral artist, I

"As a floral artist, I love W&N professional watercolours, because of the beautiful depth of the colours and their huge versatility. Ideal for painting all the nuances of nature. Besutiful paints, and excellent service."

— Alison C. (5/5)

A beautiful, warm yellow that

"A beautiful, warm yellow that mixes cleanly and gives lovely natural golden tones without becoming harsh. It is strong enough to be useful but remains easy to control in a wash."

— MR W. (5/5)

Purchased to refill my half

"Purchased to refill my half pans. I like the colour, and tones of this paint. It’s well pigmented so a little goes a long way and great on its own or as a mixer."

— Donna C. (5/5)

Sorry, I haven’t had the

"Sorry, I haven’t had the chance to use it yet but I expect it will be of the same high quality."

— Valerie A. (5/5)

The perfect sky! The colour

"The perfect sky! The colour you drop in when you’re asked for ‘a nice sky’ when the photo you’re sent is just, well, dull…. . and grey😜"

— Anita S. (5/5)

French Ultramarine Review

"I bought this as it was recommended in an online tutorial. I use it as a base for a variety of colours, especially for shadows. I find it's slightly grainy which adds a lovely texture to a painting when applied. I'll be using it more in the future."

— Richard B. (5/5)

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