Cerulean Blue
Pigment HistoryPB36—Synthetic mineral - a cobalt-chromium variant. A 20th-century addition with no Old Master pedigree, cobalt turquoise gives contemporary painters a cool, mineral sky-and-water blue. A permanent, granular turquoise for seas, skies and cool greens - the cool end of the cobalt family.
Cerulean Blue is a single-pigment Michael Harding watercolour made with PB36.
It is opaque, excellent lightfastness, granulating, low staining power, tinting strength 2.
- Code
- W312
- Series
- Series 3
- Pigment Index
- PB36
- Contents
- 15ml tube
- Lightfastness
- Excellent
- Transparency
- Opaque
- Tint Power
- 2
- Granulation
- YES
- Staining Power
- Low
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Tint · Tone · Shade · Glaze
Preview how Cerulean Blue behaves when mixed, toned, shaded and glazed. Each swatch is computed from the masstone using a perceptual subtractive model - an approximation for guidance, not a formulation guarantee.
Cerulean Blue straight from the tube.
A thin wash over white.
Mixed with Titanium White.
Mixed with a mid neutral grey.
Darkened with a chromatic black.
A thin transparent film over white.
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What pigment is used in Cerulean Blue?
Cerulean Blue is made with PB36.
Is Cerulean Blue a single-pigment colour?
Yes. Cerulean Blue uses a single pigment (PB36), so its behaviour stays consistent and predictable on the palette.
Is Cerulean Blue transparent or opaque?
Cerulean Blue is opaque.
Is Cerulean Blue lightfast?
Cerulean Blue has excellent lightfastness.
Does Cerulean Blue granulate?
In watercolour, Cerulean Blue is granulating.
Does Cerulean Blue stain the paper?
Cerulean Blue has low staining power.
Is Cerulean Blue vegan?
No. Michael Harding watercolours contain a small amount of honey, so the finished paint is not vegan.
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