blue pigment
Cobalt or ultramarine
Blue pigment is any coloring substance that produces blue hues.
The term appears in art, cosmetics, and manufacturing contexts where the specific chemical compound matters: Ultramarine was the most prized blue pigment in Renaissance painting.
Common blue pigments include cobalt blue, Prussian blue, and synthetic ultramarine.
- lapis lazuliBlue ornamental stone
- woadBlue dye from leaves
- ultramarineDeep blue from lapis
- indigoPlant-derived blue dye
- synthetic dyeMan-made coloring compound
azurite · sodalite · watercolor · color mixing · oil paint · chromophore · cyan · artist · vivid · tint · powder · paint tube · hue · turquoise · sapphire · lapis · mineral · dye
- illuminated manuscriptsilluminated manuscripts, illuminated manuscript, illuminated letters, illumination, illuminations
- Roman frescoeswall paintings, garden scenes, landscape scenes, domestic scenes, still life
- Transferwaretransfer printing, Spode, Staffordshire, Wedgwood, chinoiserie
- Byzantine artByzantine style, Hagia Sophia, Ravenna, Byzantine icons, mosaic tiles
color hue
blue pigmentred pigment
Color substance, sanguine
cadmium yellow · red ochre · vermilion · yellow ochre · burnt sienna