How to mix Cobalt Blue in watercolour

A pure, mid-value blue. Neutral leaning — neither warm nor cool. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #2E4C99 in watercolour, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.

Target

Cobalt Blue

#2E4C99

Mixed result

From these pigments

#34507A

Pigment recipe

Ratios calibrated for watercolour. Start with the dominant pigment, add the modifiers in the order below, and adjust in 5% steps to your target swatch.

  1. 1. Viridian Green

    PG18

    74%
  2. 2. Ultramarine Blue

    PB29

    26%

Get this recipe for your paint brand

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

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