PB15 Phthalocyanine Blue, watercolor pigment

created at: 2024-11-16
modified at: 2026-08-05

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.


Paints that consist of only one pigment PB15, swatches of 8 paints across 4 series

Rosa Gallery 718 Blue, Winsor & Newton Professional 709 Winsor Blue (Red Shade), Holbein Artists Watercolor 108 Phthalo Blue Red Shade, 707 Winsor Blue (Green Shade), 107 Phthalo Blue Yellow Sha watercolor swatch

Blue

by Rosa Gallery 718
▲***○; h:233
PB15

Winsor Blue (Red Shade)

by Winsor & Newton Professional 709
▲***○; h:226
PB15

Phthalo Blue Red Shade

by Holbein Artists Watercolor 108
◭***◐G; h:225
PB15

Winsor Blue (Green Shade)

by Winsor & Newton Professional 707
◭***○G; h:224
PB15

Phthalo Blue Yellow Shade

by Holbein Artists Watercolor 107
▲***◐G; h:220
PB15

Holbein Artists Watercolor 105 Manganese Blue Nova, Daniel Smith 051 Manganese Blue Hue, Winsor & Newton Professional 379 Manganese Blue H watercolor swatch

Manganese Blue Nova

by Holbein Artists Watercolor 105
△***○G; h:208
PB15

Manganese Blue Hue

by Daniel Smith 051
◭**○GG; h:207
PB15

Manganese Blue Hue

by Winsor & Newton Professional 379
◭**◐; h:207
PB15

Paints that contain pigment PB15, swatches of 26 paints across 8 series

Royal Talens Rembrandt Watercolour 532 Mauve, Rosa Gallery 749 Quinacridone Violet, Shminke Horadam Aquarell 496 Ultramarine Blue, Holbein Artists Watercolor 091 Cobalt Blue Hue, Daniel Smith 252 King’s Royal Bl watercolor swatch

Mauve

by Royal Talens Rembrandt Watercolour 532
▲***○; h:305
PV19, PB15

Quinacridone Violet

by Rosa Gallery 749
▲***●; h:279
PV19, PB15

Ultramarine Blue

by Shminke Horadam Aquarell 496
◭***◐G; h:229
PB15, PB29

Cobalt Blue Hue

by Holbein Artists Watercolor 091
◭***◐G; h:226
PB29, PB15

King’s Royal Blue

by Daniel Smith 252
◭***◐; h:224
PB29, PB15, PW4

Winsor & Newton Professional 322 Indigo, Shminke Horadam Aquarell 491 Paris Blue, Holbein Artists Watercolor 098 Indigo, 157 Neutral Tint, 101 Peacock Bl watercolor swatch

Indigo

by Winsor & Newton Professional 322
▲***●G; h:224
PB15, PBk6, PV19

Paris Blue

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

Indigo

by Holbein Artists Watercolor 098
▲***◐G; h:220
PB15, PBk6, PR122

Neutral Tint

by Holbein Artists Watercolor 157
▲***●G; h:219
PBk6, PB15, PV19

Peacock Blue

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

Royal Talens Van Gogh Watercolour 535 Cerulean Blue Phthalo, Winsor & Newton Professional 430 Neutral Tint, Daniel Smith 229 Neutral Tint, 465 Paynes Gray, Holbein Artists Watercolor 096 Compose Bl watercolor swatch

Cerulean Blue Phthalo

by Royal Talens Van Gogh Watercolour 535
▲***○; h:214
PB15, PW6

Neutral Tint

by Winsor & Newton Professional 430
◭***●; h:214
PB15, PBk6, PV19

Neutral Tint

by Daniel Smith 229
▲***◐G; h:214
PBk6, PV19, PB15

Paynes Gray

by Winsor & Newton Professional 465
▲***◐; h:213
PB15, PBk6, PV19

Compose Blue

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

Holbein Artists Watercolor 532 Jade Vine Blue, 156 Paynes Grey, Daniel Smith 183 Lunar Blue, 104 Horizon Blue, 099 Turquoise Bl watercolor swatch

Jade Vine Blue

by Holbein Artists Watercolor 532
△**◐GG; h:207
PV47, PG7, PB15, PW6

Paynes Grey

by Holbein Artists Watercolor 156
◭***●G; h:204
PBk6, PB15, PR122

Lunar Blue

by Daniel Smith 183
△***◐GG; h:202
PBk11, PB15

Horizon Blue

by Holbein Artists Watercolor 104
◭**●; h:201
PB15, PG7, PW6

Turquoise Blue

by Holbein Artists Watercolor 099
◭**◐; h:200
PG7, PB15, PW6

Rosa Gallery 760 Black Green, Holbein Artists Watercolor 531 Ocean Blue, 524 Peafowl Green, Shminke Horadam Aquarell 515 Green Olive, Daniel Smith 142 Cascade Gre watercolor swatch

Black Green

by Rosa Gallery 760
▲***◐; h:199
PB15, PBk7, PG7

Ocean Blue

by Holbein Artists Watercolor 531
◭**◐GG; h:193
PY159, PB15

Peafowl Green

by Holbein Artists Watercolor 524
◭***◐GG; h:161
PY159, PR232, PG7, PB15

Green Olive

by Shminke Horadam Aquarell 515
◭*◐G; h:149
PB15, PG8

Cascade Green

by Daniel Smith 142
◭***◐GG; h:125
PBr7, PB15

Holbein Artists Watercolor 562 Hazy Moon Yell watercolor swatch

Hazy Moon Yellow

by Holbein Artists Watercolor 562
◭**◐G; h:117
PY159, PBk6, PB15

Pigment PB15 is also known under other names of single-pigment paints:


Manganese Blue Hue by Daniel Smith
Manganese Blue Nova by Holbein Artists Watercolor
Phthalo Blue Yellow Shade by Holbein Artists Watercolor
Phthalo Blue Red Shade by Holbein Artists Watercolor
Phthalo Blue Greenish by Royal Talens Rembrandt Watercolour
Phthalo Blue Reddish by Royal Talens Rembrandt Watercolour
Phthalocyanine Blue by Rockwell
Blue by Rosa Gallery
Phthalo blue by SuperVision
Phthalo Blue (Primary) by Royal Talens Van Gogh Watercolour
Manganese Blue Hue by Winsor & Newton Professional
Winsor Blue (Green Shade) by Winsor & Newton Professional
Winsor Blue (Red Shade) by Winsor & Newton Professional