Compose Blue, watercolor paint by Holbein Artists Watercolor

created at: 2026-08-05

Compose Blue by Holbein Artists Watercolor watercolor swatch Compose Blue 096 by Holbein Artists Watercolor (a part of the Standard Set range) is a low staining ◭ half-transparent ◐ non-granulating paint with moderate lightfastness **. how to read dragon swatch?


Pigment composition, 2 pigments:


PB15 - Phthalocyanine Blue. Phthalocyanine Blue (PB15) is an intense cyan pigment known for its high chroma and tinting strength. It is more green-leaning than Ultramarine and is considered an essential color in many palettes.
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PW6 - Titanium White. PW6, Titanium White, is an opaque white pigment with very high coverage and strong tinting strength. It is often used to lighten other colors and create pastel tones. While not traditionally used in transparent watercolor techniques, it is useful in gouache and mixed media.
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Shminke Horadam Aquarell 499 Cobalt Cerulean, 491 Paris Blue, M. Graham & Co. Artists 081 Cerulean Blue Deep, Holbein Artists Watercolor 096 Compose Blue, Golden QOR 350 French Cerulean Blue, 330 Cerulean Blue, Chromium, 484 Phthalo Bl watercolor swatch

Cobalt Cerulean

by Shminke Horadam Aquarell 499
◭***◐G; h:224
PB36

Paris Blue

by Shminke Horadam Aquarell 491
▲***◐; h:222
PB15, PB15:1, PB27

Cerulean Blue Deep

by M. Graham & Co. Artists 081
▲***◐; h:221
PB36

Compose Blue

by Holbein Artists Watercolor 096
◭**◐; h:212
PB15, PW6

French Cerulean Blue

by Golden QOR 350
◭***◐G; h:220
PB36

Cerulean Blue, Chromium

by Golden QOR 330
◭***◐GG; h:220
PB36:1

Phthalo Blue

by Shminke Horadam Aquarell 484
▲***◐; h:220
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Shminke Horadam Aquarell 480 Mountain Blue, M. Graham & Co. Artists 080 Cerulean Blue, 953 Deep Sea Blue, Holbein Artists Watercolor 096 Compose Blue, Daniel Smith 077 Phthalo Blue (Green Shade), 973 Galaxy Blue, 101 Peacock Bl watercolor swatch

Mountain Blue

by Shminke Horadam Aquarell 480
◭***◐GG; h:219
PW5, PB29, PG7

Cerulean Blue

by M. Graham & Co. Artists 080
◭***◐GG; h:219
PB36

Deep Sea Blue

by Shminke Horadam Aquarell 953
△**◐GG; h:218
PG50, PV62, PB29

Compose Blue

by Holbein Artists Watercolor 096
◭**◐; h:212
PB15, PW6

Phthalo Blue (Green Shade)

by Daniel Smith 077
▲***○; h:218
PB15:3

Galaxy Blue

by Shminke Horadam Aquarell 973
◭**◐GG; h:217
PG50, PB29

Peacock Blue

by Holbein Artists Watercolor 101
◭***○G; h:216
PG7, PB15

Mijello Mission Gold 548 Manganese Blue, M. Graham & Co. Artists 114 Manganese Blue Hue, Golden QOR 355 Manganese Blue, Holbein Artists Watercolor 096 Compose Blue, Shminke Horadam Aquarell 954 Deep Sea Green, Daniel Smith 247 Phthalo Blue Turquoise, Roman Szmal Aquarius 411 Cobalt Blue Lig watercolor swatch

Manganese Blue

by Mijello Mission Gold 548
◭***◐; h:214
PB15:3, PW6

Manganese Blue Hue

by M. Graham & Co. Artists 114
◭***○GG; h:213
PB15:3, PW4

Manganese Blue

by Golden QOR 355
◭**○G; h:210
PB15:3, PG7

Compose Blue

by Holbein Artists Watercolor 096
◭**◐; h:212
PB15, PW6

Deep Sea Green

by Shminke Horadam Aquarell 954
△***◐GG; h:209
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by Daniel Smith 247
▲***○G; h:208
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◭***◐GG; h:207
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