ColourMixer

Indigo

Mixed from three paints: Titanium White, Cadmium Red and Ultramarine Blue.

The recipe

Drag a bar to change how much of that paint goes in, and watch the colour change at the top.

Titanium WhitePW61 part2%
Cadmium RedPR1082 parts5%
Ultramarine BluePB2935 parts93%

Parts are a ratio: a drop, a spoonful, whatever suits the amount you need.

Value2 / 10
TemperatureCool
Leans towards blue, so it recedes. Good for shadow and distance.
AcrylicDries a little darker
Mix it a touch lighter than you want it.
Mix tipMix, then adjust
Mix the larger amounts first, then nudge with the small ones.

More blues

How to mix blue: the guide to every blue

Similar colours

In these collections

Your paints

The library and every recipe here are mixed from just these.

PY35Cadmium Yellow
PY3Lemon Yellow
PR108Cadmium Red
PR122Quinacridone Magenta
PB29Ultramarine Blue
PB15Phthalo Blue
PW6Titanium White