How to Mix Navy Blue in Acrylic
A deep navy that stays blue, not black. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #1F2A44 in acrylic, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.
Target
Navy Blue
#1F2A44
Mixed result
99% matchFrom these pigments
#1F2943
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. Alizarin Crimson
PR83
54%2. Phthalo Blue
PB15
34%3. Titanium White
PW6
12%
What colours make Navy Blue?
Alizarin Crimson, Phthalo Blue, and Titanium White, in roughly a 54:34:12 ratio.
How to make Navy Blue in acrylic
Start with Alizarin Crimson at about 54% as your acrylic base, then work in Phthalo Blue and Titanium White in the order above. Adjust in 5% steps until the swatch reads #1F2A44.
Why mix Navy Blue instead of buying it
Mixing Navy Blue yourself lets you approximate an expensive or hard to find tube from pigments you already own, match Navy Blue 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
That pigment is a very strong tinter, add it a touch at a time or it will swallow the mix. 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 Navy Blue + acrylic pre-loaded and calibrate to your tubes.
Deep-dive guide
How to mix Navy Blue, the long version
Common mistakes, per-brand recipes, and the honest limits when the target sits outside what real paint can reach.
Read the guideRelated mixing guides
Pigment mixing is subtractive, so small ratio changes matter. The mixer refines this recipe to your brand and updates on the fly.