Acrylic
Golden Heavy Body Acrylics
Mixed result
#34799B
- 1. Titanium White (PW6)25%
- 2. Quinacridone Magenta (PR122)25%
- 3. Cobalt Blue (PB28)25%
- 4. Cerulean Blue, Chromium (PB36)25%
Dry-down
Dries slightly darker and a touch warmer.
How to mix
How to mix Violet paint
Real pigment ratios for violet (#6A0DAD) in acrylic, oil and watercolour. The recipes below come straight from Chromilla’s mixer, calibrated to real manufacturer paint data.
Target colour
Violet
#6A0DAD
Live mixer
Open this colour in the mixer
The Chromilla mixer is pre-loaded with #6A0DAD. 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
#3D515C
- 1. Indian Yellow (PR101,PY139)39%
- 2. Winsor Green (Yellow shade) (PG36)36%
- 3. Cobalt Blue (PB28)25%
Dry-down
Dries true to colour.
Watercolour
Daniel Smith Extra Fine
Mixed result
#3A4A54
- 1. Cobalt Blue (PB28)34%
- 2. Permanent Green (PY3,PG7)29%
- 3. Aussie Red Gold (PY83,PR101,PV19)20%
- 4. Phthalo Green (Blue Shade) (PG7)17%
Dry-down
Dries slightly darker and a touch cooler.
Common mistakes when mixing violet
Violet goes muddy more often than almost any other mix, because red and blue pigments rarely cancel out cleanly, most pairs leave some brown in the mix instead of a clean purple. Ultramarine and a quinacridone red or magenta tend to give the cleanest violet; a cadmium red will almost always dull it. If your violet looks grey-brown instead of purple, swap the red before adding more of either colour.
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