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Prussian Blue

DecoTime Blue cool
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DecoTime 69 Prussian Blue is a deep blue alcohol marker in the Blue family. It sits in the darker value range, making it well-suited for night sky, deep water, dark denim. Cool undertones make it well-suited to shadows, skies, and atmospheric depth.

Blue family Cool temperature 29% lightness
Night skyDeep waterDark denimDeep seaDark cool shadows
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Marker Facts

Marker Name
Prussian Blue
Color Family
Blue
Temperature
Cool
Lightness (HSL)
29%
Saturation (HSL)
60%
Palettes Using This Marker
0

Suggested Blend Ladder

Computed lighter and darker shades from the displayed swatches. Test them on your paper before blending.

Shadow Side
BG9
Blue Grey 9 Perceptual L37%
73
Ultra Marine Perceptual L39%
Current Marker
69
Prussian Blue Perceptual L40%
Highlight Side
62
Marine Blue Perceptual L44%
263
Peacock Blue Perceptual L44%

Works Well With

Highlights
73
Ultra Marine
+13 lightness
70
Royal Blue
+16 lightness
64
Indian Blue
+18 lightness
71
Cobalt Blue
+18 lightness
Analogous Colors
70
Royal Blue
15° hue shift
182
Frost Blue
16° hue shift
261
Primary Cyan
22° hue shift
186
Teal Grey
23° hue shift
Complementary Accent

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

122
Fluor. Orange
opposite hue
108
Hazelwood
opposite hue
109
Pearl White
opposite hue
111
Macchiato
opposite hue

Compatible Palettes

Curated palettes where 69 fits the color story by mood and hue.

🌧 Rainy Noir
Wet pavement. Cold neon. Shadows that remember.
Cinematic
⛈ Storm Watch
Porch light on while the horizon turns grey-green and the wind drops out of nowhere.
Cinematic
🌋 Apocalypse Glow
Ash falling through orange dust; the sky lit like a furnace nobody is tending.
Cinematic
🚗 Night Drive
Dashboard amber on your hands at 2 a.m.; everything past the windshield is one long blue tunnel.
Cinematic
🔦 Crime Scene
Yellow tape. Concrete. Someone left in a hurry.
Cinematic
🌊 Ferry Window Ride
Foggy teal water past a smudged window; the city behind you fading into mauve.
Emotional
🌑 Empty Chair at Dusk
Last light through gauze curtains across a chair no one is going to sit in.
Emotional
💥 Vintage Comic
Halftone red and Ben-Day blue under hard black ink; a punch frozen mid-panel.
Art Style

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