A140
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A140

Arrtx Acrylic Blue cool

Arrtx Acrylic A140 A140 is a light muted blue acrylic marker in the Blue family. It sits in the mid-light value range, making it well-suited for sky, water, denim. Cool undertones make it well-suited to shadows, skies, and atmospheric depth.

Blue family Cool temperature 60% lightness
SkyWaterDenimCool shadowsAtmospheric depth
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Marker Facts

Marker Name
A140
Color Family
Blue
Temperature
Cool
Lightness
60%
Saturation
15%
Palettes Using This Marker
0

Suggested Blend Ladder

Blue family — layer from shadow to highlight for smooth gradients.

Shadow Side
A75
A75 L59%
Current Marker
A140
A140 L60%
Highlight Side
T430
T430 L61%
Q730
Q730 L61%

Works Well With

Highlights
31
31
+12 lightness
35
35
+12 lightness
76
76
+12 lightness
33
33
+13 lightness
Shadows
46
46
-12 lightness
T435
T435
-12 lightness
Q458
Q458
-12 lightness
46
46
-13 lightness
Analogous Colors
33
33
15° hue shift
335
335
15° hue shift
80
80
15° hue shift
33
33
15° hue shift
Complementary Accent

Opposite on the color wheel. Useful for contrast, focal points, and making warm colors stand out.

17
17
opposite hue
Sa111
Sa111
opposite hue
C50
C50
opposite hue
17
17
opposite hue

Compatible Palettes

Curated palettes where A140 fits the color story by mood and hue.

⛽ Desert Gas Station
Bleached tan. Heat shimmer. Rust and old diesel.
Environment
🧺 Laundromat
Tube-lit blue at 11 p.m., dryers tumbling behind a row of orange plastic chairs nobody is in.
Environment
🕊 Sunday Garden Stillness
Sage and powder sky over wet grass before anyone in the house is awake.
Emotional
🎨 Watercolor Airy
Botanical study left to dry on cold-press paper; pigment pooling at the edges and the rest fading to white.
Art Style
🏪 Fluorescent Store
Drugstore tubes humming at 3 a.m.; every face the color of nausea.
Lighting
☁ Overcast
Sky the temperature of paper — light without a source and no shadows allowed.
Lighting
🌸 Cherry Blossom Rain
Pink petals stuck to rain-darkened concrete the morning after the bloom.
Seasonal
📺 Dreamcore Static
Yellow-green hallway extending past where memory ends; the carpet doesn't repeat and the doors are all wrong.
Emotional

Similar Colors in Blue

71
71
light muted blue
#93A6B4
72
72
light muted blue
#95A8B7
39
39
mid blue
#6195BF
33
33
mid blue
#5290CD
71
71
light muted blue
#9BADB9
F66
F66
mid blue
#5285C4
71
71
light muted blue
#9BADB9
72
72
light blue
#8DABC5

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