How to mix Cerulean Blue in acrylic
A soft, opaque sky blue. Slightly green-leaning and calm. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #3A78A5 in acrylic, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.
Target
Cerulean Blue
#3A78A5
Mixed result
From these pigments
#4285B7
Pigment recipe
Ratios calibrated for acrylic. Start with the dominant pigment, add the modifiers in the order below, and adjust in 5% steps to your target swatch.
1. Viridian Green
PG18
42%2. Titanium White
PW6
33%3. Phthalo Blue
PB15
13%4. Ultramarine Blue
PB29
12%
Get this recipe for your paint brand
Open the live mixer with Cerulean Blue + acrylic pre-loaded and calibrate to your tubes.
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Pigment mixing is subtractive — small ratio changes matter. The mixer refines this recipe to your brand and updates on the fly.