How to Mix Mauve in Acrylic

A muted grey-purple mauve. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #9A7B94 in acrylic, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.

Target

Mauve

#9A7B94

Mixed result

99% match

From these pigments

#997B95

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
53%
2. Titanium White
PW6
37%
3. Alizarin Crimson
PR83
10%

What colours make Mauve?

Viridian Green, Titanium White, and Alizarin Crimson, in roughly a 53:37:10 ratio.

How to make Mauve in acrylic

Start with Viridian Green at about 53% as your acrylic base, then work in Titanium White and Alizarin Crimson in the order above. Adjust in 5% steps until the swatch reads #9A7B94.

Why mix Mauve instead of buying it

Mixing Mauve yourself lets you approximate an expensive or hard to find tube from pigments you already own, match Mauve across paint brands whose factory tubes differ, and rebuild the exact colour when you run out mid painting. The recipe above is the working starting point.

Common mistakes

White cools and chalks a mix as you add it, so tint in small steps and stop before it goes pastel.

Get this recipe for your paint brand

Open the live mixer with Mauve + acrylic pre-loaded and calibrate to your tubes.

Open in mixer

Related mixing guides

Pigment mixing is subtractive, so small ratio changes matter. The mixer refines this recipe to your brand and updates on the fly.