NiO-doped hibonite pigments were synthesized by the solid state method to get stabilized blue color pigment inboth oxidation and reduction atmospheres. Optimum substitution condition with NiO for hibonite blue pigment was investigated.Experimental results were comparable to those of previous cobalt-minimization studies performed with other phosphate- oroxide-based cobalt-containing ceramic pigments (having olivine (Co2SiO4), spinel (CoAl2O4), or with co-doped willemite((Co,Zn)2SiO4) structures). Composition was designed varying the NiO molar ratio increasing with SnO2. The optimumsubstitution content is 0.93mole NiO with 0.75mole SnO2. The characteristics of the synthesized pigment were analyzed byXRD, Raman spectroscopy, SEM, and UV-vis. Synthesized pigment was applied to a lime-barium glaze with 10wt% each andfired at an oxidation atmosphere of 1250oC/1h and a reducing atmosphere 1240oC/1h. Blue color was obtained with L*a*b*values at 43.39, −6.78, −18.20 under a reducing atmosphere and 41.66, −6.36, −14.7 under and oxidation atmosphere, respectively.