Green-toned blues. Cyan is a primary color.
Color List
- Phthalo Blue Red Shade (PB15:6) ⭐ – also appears on Middle Blue
- Phthalo Blue Green Shade (PB15:3) ⭐
- Prussian Blue (PB27) – also appears on Dark Blue
- Cerulean Blue (PB35 or PB36) – also appears on Earth Blue
- Manganese Blue (PB33) – discontinued, see hue
- Phthalo Turquoise (PB16) ⭐ – also appears on Turquoise
- Cobalt Turquoise (PG50) ⭐ – also appears on Earth Blue, Turquoise
Mixes/Hues:
- Manganese Blue Mix or Hue – also appears on Earth Blue
- Cerulean Blue Hue – a pastel mix of Phthalo Blue and white
- Horizon Blue – a pastel mix of Phthalo Blue, Phthalo Green, and white
- Indigo– also appears on Dark Blue
My thoughts
Necessary slot? Yes. As a primary color (with yellow and magenta), cyan is one of my top three mixers. I like to use cyan colors to mix greens; they’re also no slouch at mixing violets.
Favorites: I go for a Phthalo every time because they have a wide value range, high tinting strength, high transparency, everything I look for in a mixer. Phthalo Turquoise is one of my favorites because it gets really dark but doesn’t look lugubrious, and mixes great greens.
Some of the colors listed here are more “bonus colors” than colors that can carry the job of a primary cyan; among them I’d list the ones that don’t get very dark, such as Cerulean Blue, Manganese Blue, Cobalt Turquoise, and mixed pastels.
See Also
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- Middle Blue [contains Phthalo Blue Red Shade]
- Dark Blue
- Earth Blue
- Turquoise
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