Acrylic
Golden Heavy Body Acrylics
Mixed result
#7B658E
- 1. Ultramarine Blue (PB29)37%
- 2. Quinacridone Red (PV19)35%
- 3. Titanium White (PW6)28%
Dry-down
Dries slightly darker and a touch warmer.
How to mix
How to mix Plum paint
Real pigment ratios for plum (#8E4585) in acrylic, oil and watercolour. The recipes below come straight from Chromilla’s mixer, calibrated to real manufacturer paint data.
Target colour
Plum
#8E4585
Live mixer
Open this colour in the mixer
The Chromilla mixer is pre-loaded with #8E4585. 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
#866D91
- 1. Permanent Carmine (PV19)34%
- 2. Naples Yellow Light (PO62,PW6,PY138)28%
- 3. French Ultramarine (PB29)19%
- 4. Payne's Gray (PB29,PBk19,PBk6,PR101)19%
Dry-down
Dries true to colour.
Watercolour
Daniel Smith Extra Fine
Mixed result
#94748C
- 1. Buff Titanium (PW6)33%
- 2. Cadmium Orange Hue (PY53,PO73,PY83)23%
- 3. Moonglow (PG18,PB29,PR177)23%
- 4. Imperial Purple (PV19,PB29)21%
Dry-down
Dries slightly darker and a touch cooler.
Common mistakes when mixing plum
Plum is a dark, reddish-purple, and the mistake is building it from red and blue alone, which usually turns muddy at that depth of colour. Adding a touch of the mix's own darkened complement (a dark green) instead of black keeps plum rich rather than flat when you push the value down. Quinacridone violet or magenta as the base tends to hold its colour better at low light values than a straight red-and-blue mix.
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