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) ⭐
- Phthalo Cyan (PB17)
- Phthalo Turquoise (PB16) ⭐ – also appears on Turquoise
- Prussian Blue (PB27) – also appears on Dark Blue
- Cerulean Blue (PB35 or PB36) – also appears on Earth Blue
- Manganese Blue (PB33) – discontinued, see hue
- 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
- 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 Blue Green Shade or Red Shade are classics. Green Shade is very versatile for mixing, strong, inexpensive, and common in tutorials. Red Shade is great for one-color skies. Phthalo Turquoise is also one of my favorites because it has a wide value range 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, and Cobalt Turquoise.
See Also
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