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Cobalt Blue Deep - Michael Harding
WatercolourPB74
PB74

Cobalt Blue Deep

W412 · Series 4
WATERCOLOUR
Series 4
Cobalt Blue Deep No. W412

Pigment HistoryPB74—Cobalt Blue Deep. Synthetic mineral. A deeper, redder cobalt blue variant; very lightfast.

Technical Summary

Cobalt Blue Deep is a single-pigment Michael Harding watercolour made with PB74.

It is semi-transparent, excellent lightfastness, granulating, medium staining power, tinting strength 3.

Code
W412
Series
Series 4
Pigment Index
PB74
Contents
15ml tube
Lightfastness
Excellent
Transparency
Semi-Transparent
Tint Power
3
Granulation
YES
Staining Power
Medium
Colour Science

Measured colour data

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Pigment Behaviour

Tint · Tone · Shade · Glaze

Preview how Cobalt Blue Deep 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.

Masstone swatch
Masstone
L 29.63 · a 23.15 · b -62.35
7.03PB 3.1/14.8

Cobalt Blue Deep straight from the tube.

Undertone
#d2ddf4

A thin wash over white.

Tint
#6480ce

Mixed with Titanium White.

Tone
#495d97

Mixed with a mid neutral grey.

Shade
#21326f

Darkened with a chromatic black.

Glaze
#b1c2eb

A thin transparent film over white.

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Cobalt Blue Deep: Questions & Answers

What pigment is used in Cobalt Blue Deep?

Cobalt Blue Deep is made with PB74.

Is Cobalt Blue Deep a single-pigment colour?

Yes. Cobalt Blue Deep uses a single pigment (PB74), so its behaviour stays consistent and predictable on the palette.

Is Cobalt Blue Deep transparent or opaque?

Cobalt Blue Deep is semi-transparent.

Is Cobalt Blue Deep lightfast?

Cobalt Blue Deep has excellent lightfastness.

Does Cobalt Blue Deep granulate?

In watercolour, Cobalt Blue Deep is granulating.

Does Cobalt Blue Deep stain the paper?

Cobalt Blue Deep has medium staining power.

Is Cobalt Blue Deep vegan?

No. Michael Harding watercolours contain a small amount of honey, so the finished paint is not vegan.

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