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How to mix Navy Blue paint

Real pigment ratios for navy blue (#1F2A44) in acrylic, oil and watercolour. The recipes below come straight from Chromilla’s mixer, calibrated to real manufacturer paint data.

Target colour

Navy Blue

#1F2A44

Live mixer

Open this colour in the mixer

The Chromilla mixer is pre-loaded with #1F2A44. 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

99% match

Mixed result

#1F2943

ΔE 0.5

  1. 1. Alizarin Crimson (PR83)54%
  2. 2. Phthalo Blue (PB15)34%
  3. 3. Titanium White (PW6)12%

Dry-down

Dries slightly darker and a touch warmer.

oil

Pigment recipe

99% match

Mixed result

#1F2943

ΔE 0.5

  1. 1. Alizarin Crimson (PR83)54%
  2. 2. Phthalo Blue (PB15)34%
  3. 3. Titanium White (PW6)12%

Dry-down

Dries true to colour.

watercolour

Pigment recipe

99% match

Mixed result

#1F2943

ΔE 0.5

  1. 1. Alizarin Crimson (PR83)54%
  2. 2. Phthalo Blue (PB15)34%
  3. 3. Titanium White (PW6)12%

Dry-down

Dries slightly darker and a touch cooler.

Common mistakes when mixing navy blue

Navy is dark blue, not black with a hint of blue, and using black to get there is the single most common mistake. Black flattens navy into a dull, lifeless colour instead of the deep, still-saturated blue you're after. Darken ultramarine or a phthalo blue with a small amount of its complement (a burnt orange or a warm brown) instead, and the colour stays alive at the dark end.

Short recipes by medium

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

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