Acrylic
Golden Heavy Body Acrylics
Mixed result
#414170
- 1. Ultramarine Blue (PB29)38%
- 2. Ultramarine Violet (PV15)31%
- 3. Cobalt Blue (PB28)24%
- 4. Phthalo Green (Yellow Shade) (PG36)7%
Dry-down
Dries slightly darker and a touch warmer.
How to mix
How to mix Navy Blue paint
Real pigment ratios for navy blue (#000080) in acrylic, oil and watercolour. The recipes below come straight from Chromilla’s mixer, calibrated to real manufacturer paint data.
Target colour
Navy Blue
#000080
Live mixer
Open this colour in the mixer
The Chromilla mixer is pre-loaded with #000080. Change your brand, medium or palette and the recipe updates instantly.
Recipes by medium
One default brand per medium. Open the mixer to swap in your own tubes.
Oil
Winsor & Newton Artists' Oil Colour
Mixed result
#28313E
- 1. Manganese Blue Hue (PB15,PG7)41%
- 2. Winsor Green (Yellow shade) (PG36)23%
- 3. Indigo (PB15,PB29,PBk7)23%
- 4. Indian Yellow (PR101,PY139)13%
Dry-down
Dries true to colour.
Watercolour
Daniel Smith Extra Fine
Mixed result
#21383F
- 1. Phthalo Green (Blue Shade) (PG7)77%
- 2. Cerulean Blue Chromium (PB36)13%
- 3. Moonglow (PG18,PB29,PR177)5%
- 4. Permanent Green (PY3,PG7)5%
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.
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