Blue and bluer …

… Meet YInMn, the First New Blue Pigment in Two Centuries. (Hat tip, Rus Bowden.)

And now, for the first time in two centuries, a new chemically-made pigment of the celebrated color is available for artists — YInMn Blue. It’s named after its components — Yttrium, Indium, and Manganese — and its luminous, vivid pigment never fades, even if mixed with oil and water.