Indanthrone Blue
Pigment HistorySynthetic organic - introduced 1901. A 20th-century pigment with no Old Master history, indanthrone nonetheless lets modern painters recreate the deep, warm blues of indigo and Prussian without their drawbacks. A deep, warm, transparent blue prized for darks and glazes - among the most lightfast of the synthetic organics.
Indanthrone Blue is a single-pigment Michael Harding watercolour made with PB60.
It is transparent, excellent lightfastness, non-granulating, high staining power, tinting strength 4.
- Code
- W215
- Series
- Series 2
- Pigment Index
- PB60
- Contents
- 15ml tube
- Lightfastness
- Excellent
- Tint Power
- 4
- Granulation
- NO
- Staining Power
- High
Measured colour data
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Tint · Tone · Shade · Glaze
Preview how Indanthrone 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.
Indanthrone 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.
Popular combinations
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Open Indanthrone Blue in Mixing StudioWhat pigment is used in Indanthrone Blue?
Indanthrone Blue is made with PB60.
Is Indanthrone Blue a single-pigment colour?
Yes. Indanthrone Blue uses a single pigment (PB60), so its behaviour stays consistent and predictable on the palette.
Is Indanthrone Blue transparent or opaque?
Indanthrone Blue is transparent.
Is Indanthrone Blue lightfast?
Indanthrone Blue has excellent lightfastness.
Does Indanthrone Blue granulate?
In watercolour, Indanthrone Blue is non-granulating.
Does Indanthrone Blue stain the paper?
Indanthrone Blue has high staining power.
Is Indanthrone Blue vegan?
Yes. Indanthrone Blue contains no animal-derived ingredients and is suitable for vegan artists.
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