Cobalt blue color pallet how to#

I first mix ultramarine blue and cobalt blue with cadmium green. Also, if you ever need to lighten the shade of blue you make – you can always add a little white to your mixture.

Cobalt blue color pallet how to#

Here’s how to make blue colours that are more turquoise using green. So, the blue mixtures below from the color combinations are not quite as warm as when mixed with ultramarine blue. Cobalt blue is a cooler blue than ultramarine blue. Warm shades of blue with Cobalt Blueīelow is the same color chart as the one above – however the ultramarine blue is substituted with cobalt blue.

However, it is a good option for when you do not need a blue that is overly warm. This mixture does not create a blue that is as warm as if you mixed it with burnt umber or alizarin crimson. Lastly, you can mix green (cadmium green or a green of your choice) with blue. However, this mixture is also great for mixing a warm blue color. The next option is to mix burnt umber with blue – a mixture we have already talked about. Ultramarine blue ends up being much more purple than the cobalt blue mixture since ultramarine already leans toward purple to begin with.

The first option – mixing alizarin crimson with blue makes for a purpleish blue. However, there are always instances when you might need to make an even warmer blue. Ultramarine blue is already a warm blue as it leans more toward purple when compared with other blue colors. Here are different variations to show you what two colors make blue even darker when mixed together. So, it is possible to mix warm shades of blue colors. However temperature is relative when it comes to colors. How to mix warm shades of blue colorsīlue is generally considered a ‘cool color’. That said, there are definitely times when you will need a muted brownish blue. Burnt umber on the other hand creates more of a brownish blue. I personally always prefer to mix orange with blue as this creates for a much more interesting and richer muted blue. Next option for muting blue is to mix burnt umber with blue. Burnt umber + Ultramarine Blue/ Cobalt blue If this does happen just mix in more blue to counteract the orange. However, the warning is not to mix too much orange with your blue as it will end up looking a little bit green. In other words, mixing orange into the blue made the blue less blue! This is exactly what happens when one mixing two complementary colors together – as explained above with the color wheel. Mixing the orange into the blue takes away the brightness of the blue by making it into a ‘dull’ color. In the first line you can see cadmium orange mixed with ultramarine blue. Ultramarine Blue & Cobalt Blue Mixed with Orange In addition to creating muted blues, you can mix orange and blue to make a lovely shade of brown color. Therefore, blue and orange are complementary colors. Additionally, orange is directly opposite from blue. So when looking at the color wheel below, you can see that purple is directly across from yellow – therefore yellow and purple are complementary colors. A complementary color is the color that is opposite it on the color wheel. So, let’s dig in and learn how to make blue colours that are muted! Using Complementary ColorsĬomplementary colors are very important when it comes to mixing muted colors. If you have used ultramarine blue and cobalt blue you will know that they are very bright colors, and a well constructed painting demands a variety of muted colors. As I rarely use blue colors that are straight from the tube for anything. I spend a great deal of my mixing time, muting blue colors. This will give you one of the darkest and most interesting blue colors.

So, when you want to get a rich dark blue, then mix pthalo green and alizarin crimson with ultramarine blue. This can also be seen in the black color mixing guide. When mixing pthalo green and alizarin crimson together you get a lovely black color. So, if you want to have a dark blue that is not a very saturated (bright) blue – then burnt umber is a great option to mix it with. Not only does burnt umber mixed with ultramarine blue create a dark blue color but it also makes a great muted blue. Pthalo green is a dark color that will darken the blue/ purple mixture more while adding a slight green tinge to it. On the second line (in chart above), you will see how to make dark blue using ultramarine blue mixed with dioxazine purple as well as pthalo green. Not only does dioxazine purple make ultramarine blue darker but it also adds a little purple shade to it. Mixing Dioxazine Purple and BlueĪs seen in the first line dioxazine purple and ultramarine blue make an excellent dark color. In the color chart, you can see multiple ways you can go about how to make dark blue in different shades.