LoginTry Atmos free

What color do blue and pink make?

Mixed as paint, blue and pink make a blue. Change the ratio, switch to light or CSS mixing, and copy the result.

Colors to mix

1

50%

1

50%

Paint mode simulates real pigments with the Kubelka-Munk model, so blue and yellow make green, just like on a palette.

blue

#5B87C7 · blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

Contrast 3.66:1 with white, 5.74:1 with black

Blend steps

All color 1

Click a step to use its ratio

All color 2

Add white

20%

40%

60%

80%

Add black

20%

40%

60%

80%

Using #5B87C7 in a UI? Atmos builds an accessible shade scale from it.

Generate shades free

Blue and pink make blue

Mixed as paint, blue and pink make a blue (#5B87C7). As light on a screen, they make a purple (#E1A5FF), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give a purple (#AD6FD4).

blue

#5B87C7

As paint

Pigments absorb light, so every color you add takes some away. This is what you get on a palette or canvas.

purple

#E1A5FF

As light

Colored lights add up, as on a screen or stage. Mixes get brighter, not darker.

purple

#AD6FD4

In CSS (OKLCH)

What color-mix(in oklch, …) returns for an even mix in the browser.

Mixing blue and pink in different ratios

The ratio decides which color leads. These are paint mixes, measured in equal-sized parts.

3:1 · #3871CB

3 blue : 1 pink, blue

2:1 · #4379C9

2 blue : 1 pink, blue

1:1 · #5B87C7

1 blue : 1 pink, blue

1:2 · #7693C5

1 blue : 2 pink, blue

1:3 · #8699C4

1 blue : 3 pink, muted blue

Making the mix lighter or darker

Add white for tints and black for shades. Each step adds 20% more of it to the even blue and pink mix.

With white

#77A2D7

20%

#8FB6E1

40%

#A7C8E9

60%

#C2DAF1

80%

With black

#577A9C

20%

#516A7D

40%

#485761

60%

#373E41

80%

Need a full scale for a UI instead? The shade generator builds evenly spaced, accessible shades from any color.

Mixing blue and pink FAQ

Mixed as paint, blue and pink make a blue (#5B87C7). As light on a screen, they make a purple (#E1A5FF), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give a purple (#AD6FD4).

Light adds up instead of absorbing, so blue and pink light make a purple (#E1A5FF). That is why screens can show bright yellows from red and green light, while the same paints would turn brown.

Change the ratio. Three parts blue to one part pink gives a blue (#3871CB), while one part blue to three parts pink gives a muted blue (#8699C4). To lighten the result add white, and to darken it add a little black.

Use color-mix(in oklch, #1D4ED8 50%, #F4A6C0 50%), which gives #AD6FD4. OKLCH keeps the middle of the mix bright, while mixing in sRGB tends to turn it gray.