ColourMixer

How to mix prussian blue

A darkest cerulean, mixed from four paints: Cadmium Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Ultramarine Blue and Cadmium Red.

The recipe

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

Cadmium YellowPY354 parts4%
Lemon YellowPY33 parts3%
Ultramarine BluePB2984 parts92%
Cadmium RedPR1081 part1%

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 tipCadmium Yellow last
Cadmium Yellow is strong. Add it a little at a time.

Other prussian blue shades

More blue colours

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