Hostaperm Violet RL 02
Pigment Violet 23
Hostaperm Violet RL 02 is a blue shade dioxazine pigment with high colur strength and the outstanding fastness properties of this group of pigments. Particularly suitable for the shading of the green shade phthalocyanine blue pigments. Recommended for paste inks and for solvent- and water based packaging gravure and flexographic printing inks.

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Benefits
- High colour strength and outstanding fastness properties
Technical data
Product Data
Physical Data
| Density | [g/cm3] | 1.50 | 
| pH-value | – | |
| Specific surface | [m2/g] | 86 | 
| Average particle size | [nm] | 40 | 
| Fineness of grind | [µm] | – | 
| Viscosity | [Pa.s] | – | 
| Oil absorption | [ml/100g] | 78 | 
Fastness properties
| Staining of the test medium by: | |||
| Test medium | Powder pigment | Print / draw-down | Change of the print | 
| Solvent mixture | 5 | 5 | 5 | 
| Ethanol | 5 | 5 | 5 | 
| Ethyl acetate | 5 | 5 | 5 | 
| MEK | 4-5 | 5 | 5 | 
| Toluene | 4-5 | 5 | 5 | 
| White spirit | 5 | 5 | 5 | 
| DOP | 5 | 5 | – | 
| Paraffine | 5 | 5 | – | 
| Butter | – | 5 | – | 
| Soap | – | 5 | 5 | 
| Alkali | – | 5 | 5 | 
| Acid | – | 5 | 5 | 
| Heat stability | 10 min. | 220°C | |
| 30 min. | 200°C | ||
| Light fastness | 1/3 SD | 5.7 % | 6-7 | 
| Light fastness | 10.0% | 6-7 | |
| Silver laquer | 5 | ||
| Sterilization | Water phase | Steam phase | |
| 5 | 5 | ||
Applications
Recommended for
Paste inks
| Sheetfed | ■ | 
| Heatset | ● | 
| Coldset | – | 
| Silkscreen | ● | 
| Metal deco | ■ | 
| UV curing (Offset) | ■ | 
Liquid inks
| NC alcohol | ● | 
| NC acetate | ● | 
| Waterbased | ■ | 
| Polyvinyl butyral | – | 
| Polyamide | – | 
| Pub gravure, Toluene | – | 
| Decorative laminates | ● | 
| UV curring (Flexo) | ■ | 
■ highly recommended
● recommended
○ limited suitability
–  not tested
