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How to mix Sky Blue in acrylic

A soft, light mid-blue. Zenith on a clear day, tinted with white. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #8CB8DC in acrylic, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.

Target

Sky Blue

#8CB8DC

Mixed result

From these pigments

#9CC8EB

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. 1. Titanium White

    PW6

    91%

  2. 2. Ultramarine Blue

    PB29

    7%

  3. 3. Phthalo Blue

    PB15

    2%

Get this recipe for your paint brand

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

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