Tri-Art High Viscosity - Cobalt Blue (Hue)

Cobalt Blue is a highly versatile medium-value blue. This expertly formulated hue is an economical alternative to genuine cobalt aluminate blue spinel. Comprised of ultramarine blue, titanium white and phthalo blue green shade, our Cobalt Blue Hue imitates the opacity and warm, violet-leaning, blue of genuine Cobalt. Cobalt Blue Hue is an ideal primary blue for developing painters working with a limited palette.

Pigment Code: PB 29, PW 6, PB 15:3
Formula: Mixed
Pigment Family: Mixed
Opacity: SO
Lightfastness: 4.0
Sheen: SG
Tinting Strength: Med
Staining Strength: partial
Colour Bias: warm

Cobalt Blue (Hue) is part of Tri-Art High Viscosity Professional Acrylic Paint, a heavy body acrylic with a thick, buttery consistency that holds brushstrokes and palette-knife texture. Built with high pigment loading and a fine grind, it stays bold and clean for impasto, scumbling, and confident brushwork.

Pigment profile: Mixed pigment colour (PB29, PW6, PB15:3). Bias: Warm. Pigment family: Mixed. Semi-opaque handling, a good balance of coverage and depth for layered mixtures and scumbles. Medium tinting strength, mixes predictably across a wide range of palettes. Partial staining, typically easier to adjust than strongly staining colours. Lightfastness rating: 4. Sheen: Semi-gloss.

• Pigments: PB29, PW6, PB15:3
• Formula: Mixed
• Opacity: Semi-opaque
• Colour bias: Warm
• Lightfastness: 4
• Sheen: Semi-gloss
• Tinting: Medium
• Staining: Partial

Pigment notes: Cobalt Blue is a highly versatile medium-value blue. This expertly formulated hue is an economical alternative to genuine cobalt aluminate blue spinel.

Great for: Mixed, Academic (Student), Landscape.