How to mix

How to mix Magenta paint

Real pigment ratios for magenta (#C22A6A) in acrylic, oil and watercolour. The recipes below come straight from Chromilla’s mixer, calibrated to real manufacturer paint data.

Target colour

Magenta

#C22A6A

Live mixer

Open this colour in the mixer

The Chromilla mixer is pre-loaded with #C22A6A. Change your brand, medium or palette and the recipe updates instantly.

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Recipes by medium

Checked August 2026

Generic pigment ratios, the same ones the Chromilla mixer solves for. Open the mixer to swap in your own brand and tubes.

acrylic

Pigment recipe

87% match

Mixed result

#B34564

ΔE 5.1

1. Alizarin Crimson (PR83)48%
2. Titanium White (PW6)37%
3. Viridian Green (PG18)15%

Dry-down

Dries slightly darker and a touch warmer.

oil

Pigment recipe

87% match

Mixed result

#B34564

ΔE 5.1

1. Alizarin Crimson (PR83)48%
2. Titanium White (PW6)37%
3. Viridian Green (PG18)15%

Dry-down

Dries true to colour.

watercolour

Pigment recipe

87% match

Mixed result

#B34564

ΔE 5.1

1. Alizarin Crimson (PR83)48%
2. Titanium White (PW6)37%
3. Viridian Green (PG18)15%

Dry-down

Dries slightly darker and a touch cooler.

Common mistakes when mixing magenta

The magenta you see on a screen is more saturated than any pigment combination can reach, since screens mix light additively and paint doesn't work that way. A quinacridone magenta or rose pigment gets the closest real-paint version, but if your target hex is a fully saturated screen magenta, expect an honestly lower match score rather than a mix that's quietly wrong. This is one of the clearest cases where the gap is in the target, not the recipe.

Short recipes by medium

Straight-to-the-ratio versions of magenta in each medium, from the Chromilla mix library.

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