How do you make periwinkle paint lighter without losing the hue?

Lighten in small steps and compare against the target each time. Chromilla's palette struggles with a lighter periwinkle (#A2B3FB) in acrylic: Chromilla's model predicts an 82% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.

Why does periwinkle look different when acrylic dries?

Acrylic binder looks milky while wet and clears as it dries, so the dried film reads darker. Chromilla's model applies a 10% value shift for acrylic, so the wet mix #859BDF is predicted to dry to about #7B8CC7. Dries slightly darker and a touch warmer.

What is the hex code for periwinkle?

Chromilla uses #8A9AE0 as the target for periwinkle. The acrylic recipe is predicted to dry to about #7B8CC7.

Can I mix periwinkle without black?

Yes. Chromilla's acrylic recipe uses no black: 2 parts Titanium White to 1 part Ultramarine Blue.

How to Mix Periwinkle in Acrylic

Quick answer

To mix periwinkle (#8A9AE0) in acrylic, use 2 parts Titanium White to 1 part Ultramarine Blue. Chromilla's model predicts an 87% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out. Chromilla is a web-based paint color mixer that turns any color, from a photo, the camera or a hex code, into exact paint-tube ratios for acrylic, oil and watercolor, using Kubelka-Munk pigment mixing and aiming at the color after it dries.

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Target

Periwinkle

#8A9AE0

Predicted dry result

87% match when dry

Mix to #859BDF while wet. It dries to about #7B8CC7.

Periwinkle in acrylic: tube ratios, and ml for a 100 ml batch
Paint	Pigment	Parts	Share	100 ml batch
Titanium White	PW6	2	66%	66 ml
Ultramarine Blue	PB29	1	34%	34 ml

How we calculated this: Kubelka-Munk pigment mixing, then a per-medium dry shift, scored with CIEDE2000. Method and accuracy benchmark. Last checked August 2026.

Terms used here: Tinting strength, Dry shift, Kubelka-Munk, Delta E (dE2000), Pigment code, Gamut.

A soft blue-violet periwinkle. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #8A9AE0 in acrylic, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.

Pigment recipe

Checked August 2026

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. Titanium White
PW6
66%
2. Ultramarine Blue
PB29
34%

What colors make Periwinkle?

Titanium White and Ultramarine Blue, in roughly a 66:34 ratio.

How to make Periwinkle in acrylic

Start with Titanium White at about 66% as your acrylic base, then work in Ultramarine Blue in the order above. Adjust in 5% steps until the swatch reads #8A9AE0.

Why mix Periwinkle instead of buying it

Mixing Periwinkle yourself lets you approximate an expensive or hard to find tube from pigments you already own, match Periwinkle across paint brands whose factory tubes differ, and rebuild the exact color 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.

Variations on Periwinkle

Each variation is its own target (lighter and darker move OKLCH lightness by 0.08; warmer and cooler turn the hue 12 degrees toward red or blue), solved fresh.

Lighter Periwinkle

#A2B3FB

Not a confident recipe: the closest mix is 4 parts Titanium White to 1 part Ultramarine Blue, and chromilla's model predicts an 82% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.

Darker Periwinkle

#7381C6

1 part Ultramarine Blue to 1 part Titanium White. Chromilla's model predicts an 87% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.

Warmer Periwinkle

#9995DD

Not a confident recipe: the closest mix is 68% Titanium White, 29% Ultramarine Blue and 3% Alizarin Crimson, and chromilla's model predicts a 79% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.

Cooler Periwinkle

#7E9EE0

Not a confident recipe: the closest mix is 2 parts Titanium White to 1 part Ultramarine Blue, and chromilla's model predicts an 84% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.

Periwinkle questions

What two colors make periwinkle?: In acrylic, Titanium White and Ultramarine Blue: 2 parts Titanium White to 1 part Ultramarine Blue. Chromilla's model predicts an 87% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
How do you make periwinkle paint lighter without losing the hue?: Lighten in small steps and compare against the target each time. Chromilla's palette struggles with a lighter periwinkle (#A2B3FB) in acrylic: Chromilla's model predicts an 82% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
Why does periwinkle look different when acrylic dries?: Acrylic binder looks milky while wet and clears as it dries, so the dried film reads darker. Chromilla's model applies a 10% value shift for acrylic, so the wet mix #859BDF is predicted to dry to about #7B8CC7. Dries slightly darker and a touch warmer.
What is the hex code for periwinkle?: Chromilla uses #8A9AE0 as the target for periwinkle. The acrylic recipe is predicted to dry to about #7B8CC7.
Can I mix periwinkle without black?: Yes. Chromilla's acrylic recipe uses no black: 2 parts Titanium White to 1 part Ultramarine Blue.

Periwinkle in other mediums

Periwinkle in Oil: 2 parts Titanium White to 1 part Ultramarine Blue, predicted 96% dry match by Chromilla's color model.
Periwinkle in Watercolor: 2 parts Titanium White to 1 part Ultramarine Blue, predicted 89% dry match by Chromilla's color model.

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