What color do blue and pink make?
Blue and pink make lavender (light purple). Pink is a light red, and red plus blue is purple, so blue and pink make a light purple: lavender, periwinkle or lilac.
Blue + pink = lavender (light purple)
Why blue and pink make lavender (light purple)
Pink is a tint of red (red mixed with white), so blue and pink behave like blue and red, with white added: the result is lighter and softer than the same mix with pure red.
Paint mixes subtractively: each pigment absorbs part of the light, and the mix reflects only what both let through. That is why paint mixes get darker and duller as you add colors, while light mixes get brighter.
Change the ratio
Equal parts are only the middle of a range. More blue pulls the result toward blue, more pink toward pink. Mix a small test batch, note the parts you used, and scale up once you like it.
All three are mixed with the same spectral paint model. Dark paints are strong, so a little of them changes a mix a lot; light paints such as white and yellow need more parts to show.
Blue and pink on a screen
Tips for mixing blue and pink
- Start with the pink and add the blue to it a little at a time. Darker colors overpower lighter ones quickly, so this way round wastes less paint.
- Mix thoroughly with a palette knife; streaks of unmixed blue or pink change how the color reads from a distance.
- Let a test swatch dry before judging it. Acrylics usually dry a little darker, while watercolors dry lighter.
- Write down the ratio that works (for example 2 parts to 1) so you can mix the same color again.
- To match a color on screen, compare the paint swatch against the hex code here on a calibrated display, and remember print and paint cannot reach every screen color.
More blue color mixes
| Mix | Result | Ratio | Hex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue + red | purple | equal parts | #483A4B |
| Blue + orange | dull gray-green (neutral) | 2 blue : 1 orange | #276155 |
| Blue + yellow | green | equal parts | #4D954A |
| Blue + green | blue-green (teal) | equal parts | #1B6C56 |
| Blue + purple | blue-violet (indigo) | equal parts | #3B3A9F |
| Blue + brown | near black (dark slate) | equal parts | #38503D |
| Blue + black | blue-black (dark navy) | 2 blue : 1 black | #212D33 |
| Blue + white | light blue (sky blue) | 2 blue : 3 white | #7CB7EB |
| Blue + gray | slate blue (blue-gray) | 1 blue : 2 gray | #5A7D8F |
More pink color mixes
| Mix | Result | Ratio | Hex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pink + red | rose red | equal parts | #EC4F5C |
| Pink + orange | coral (salmon) | 2 pink : 1 orange | #F3976A |
| Pink + yellow | peach (light orange) | equal parts | #F8B646 |
| Pink + green | grayish taupe | 2 pink : 1 green | #949E8F |
| Pink + purple | orchid (light magenta-purple) | 3 pink : 2 purple | #B86CB9 |
| Pink + brown | rosy brown | equal parts | #AE734E |
| Pink + black | dusky gray-mauve | 2 pink : 1 black | #504C4F |
| Pink + white | pale pink (baby pink) | 2 pink : 3 white | #FCCEE3 |
| Pink + gray | dusty pink (dusty rose) | 3 pink : 2 gray | #C398AF |
Frequently asked questions
What color do blue and pink make?
Blue and pink make lavender (light purple) in paint (about #808EC2, mixed 1 blue : 2 pink). Pink is a light red, and red plus blue is purple, so blue and pink make a light purple: lavender, periwinkle or lilac.
Is blue and pink the same in paint and on a screen?
Not exactly. Paint gives lavender (light purple) (about #808EC2 at 1 blue : 2 pink), while a 50/50 digital blend in a design tool gives #8E79BD, because screens mix light rather than pigment.
How do I make the mix lighter or darker?
Add white to lighten it into a tint, black (a little at a time) to darken it into a shade, or gray to mute it. Changing the ratio of blue to pink shifts the hue itself.
Mix any two colors
The color mixer blends up to five colors by weight in a spectral paint model, OKLab or linear light, and exports the steps.