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What color do purple and teal make?

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

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

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#315C8F · blue

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Purple and teal make blue

Mixed as paint, purple and teal make a blue (#315C8F). As light on a screen, they make a blue (#6D93CD), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give a blue (#006BAF).

blue

#315C8F

As paint

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

blue

#6D93CD

As light

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

blue

#006BAF

In CSS (OKLCH)

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

Mixing purple and teal in different ratios

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

3:1 · #3B4995

3 purple : 1 teal, blue

2:1 · #374F93

2 purple : 1 teal, blue

1:1 · #315C8F

1 purple : 1 teal, blue

1:2 · #2B698C

1 purple : 2 teal, blue

1:3 · #27708B

1 purple : 3 teal, teal

Making the mix lighter or darker

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

With white

#588BB9

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#76A7CD

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#93BEDC

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#B3D4E8

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With black

#305371

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#2E4858

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#2A3A42

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#21282A

80%

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Mixing purple and teal FAQ

Mixed as paint, purple and teal make a blue (#315C8F). As light on a screen, they make a blue (#6D93CD), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give a blue (#006BAF).

Light adds up instead of absorbing, so purple and teal light make a blue (#6D93CD). 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 purple to one part teal gives a blue (#3B4995), while one part purple to three parts teal gives a teal (#27708B). To lighten the result add white, and to darken it add a little black.

Use color-mix(in oklch, #6B2FA3 50%, #128C87 50%), which gives #006BAF. OKLCH keeps the middle of the mix bright, while mixing in sRGB tends to turn it gray.