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Art Spectrum Artists' Oil Colour

Manganese Blue Hue

Opacity
Semi-transparentSemi-transparent
Lightfastness
Excellent
Series
1
Maker's rating
ASTM I · ★★★★

Hue or substitute.

Labeled as a hue: a substitute mixture for the named color. The name promises manganese blue (PB33).

Genuine manganese blue is no longer made, so every manganese blue sold today is a hue.

No line in the catalog sells the genuine pigment.

What's in the tube: 3 pigments

Bar widths are estimates: makers list pigments roughly in order of amount but don't publish proportions.

Same color from other brands

Manganese Blue HueM. Graham PB15:3 PW4Same main pigment (PB15), without a black (PBk7)Similar mixHueLF I
Manganese Blue HueGamblin PB15:4Same main pigment (PB15), without a black (PBk7); this one has no whiteSimilar mixHueLF I
Manganese BlueBlockx PW4 PB15Same main pigment (PB15), without a black (PBk7)Similar mixHueLF I
Manganese Blue (Hue)Da Vinci PB15Same main pigment (PB15), without a black (PBk7); this one has no whiteSimilar mixHue–
Manganese BlueGrumbacher PB15:4 PW6 PG7Same main pigment (PB15), with a green (PG7) in place of a black (PBk7); a different white (PW6)Similar mixHueLF I
IndigoW&N Artists' PB15 PB29 PBk7Same main pigment (PB15), plus a blue (PB29); this one has no whiteSimilar mixHueLF I
Phthalocyanine TurquoiseMaimeri Puro PB15:4Same main pigment (PB15), without a black (PBk7); this one has no whiteSimilar mix–
Sevres BlueWilliamsburg PW6 PB15:3Same main pigment (PB15), without a black (PBk7); a different white (PW6)Similar mixLF I
Brilliant BlueLangridge PW6 PB15:3Same main pigment (PB15), without a black (PBk7); a different white (PW6)Similar mixLF I
Cyan Blue (Primary)Lukas 1862 PW4 PB15:3Same main pigment (PB15), without a black (PBk7)Similar mixLF I
Phthalocyanine Blue LakeMichael Harding PB15:3Same main pigment (PB15), without a black (PBk7); this one has no whiteSimilar mixLF I
Transparent CyanSchmincke Mussini PB15:3Same main pigment (PB15), without a black (PBk7); this one has no whiteSimilar mixLF I

Same pigments is the closest match. Similar mix shares the main pigment. Similar color looks alike but is made differently.

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Data source: Art Spectrum per-colour product pages (artspectrum.com.au, 2026) (open). Send a correction

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