Lighter Periwinkle
#A2B3FB
4 parts Titanium White to 1 part Ultramarine Blue. Chromilla's model predicts a 93% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
How to Mix Periwinkle in Oil
Quick answer
To mix periwinkle (#8A9AE0) in oil, use 2 parts Titanium White to 1 part Ultramarine Blue. Chromilla's model predicts a 96% 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.
Target
Periwinkle
#8A9AE0
Predicted dry result
96% match when dryMix to #859BDF. It dries true to color.
| 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 oil, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.
Pigment recipe
Checked August 2026
Ratios calibrated for oil. 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 oil
Start with Titanium White at about 66% as your oil 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.
Darker Periwinkle
#7381C6
1 part Ultramarine Blue to 1 part Titanium White. Chromilla's model predicts a 92% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
Warmer Periwinkle
#9995DD
68% Titanium White, 29% Ultramarine Blue and 3% Alizarin Crimson. Chromilla's model predicts a 90% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
Cooler Periwinkle
#7E9EE0
2 parts Titanium White to 1 part Ultramarine Blue. Chromilla's model predicts a 95% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
Periwinkle questions
- What two colors make periwinkle?
- In oil, Titanium White and Ultramarine Blue: 2 parts Titanium White to 1 part Ultramarine Blue. Chromilla's model predicts a 96% 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?
- Re-balance the mix instead of only adding white. For a lighter periwinkle (#A2B3FB) in oil, Chromilla mixes 4 parts Titanium White to 1 part Ultramarine Blue. Chromilla's model predicts a 93% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
- What is the hex code for periwinkle?
- Chromilla uses #8A9AE0 as the target for periwinkle. The oil recipe is predicted to dry to about #859BDF.
- Can I mix periwinkle without black?
- Yes. Chromilla's oil recipe uses no black: 2 parts Titanium White to 1 part Ultramarine Blue.
Periwinkle in other mediums
- Periwinkle in Acrylic: 2 parts Titanium White to 1 part Ultramarine Blue, predicted 87% 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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