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What color do red and purple make?

Mixed as paint, red and purple make a crimson. 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.

crimson

#93244F · crimson

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Contrast 8.06:1 with white, 2.61:1 with black

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Red and purple make crimson

Mixed as paint, red and purple make a crimson (#93244F). As light on a screen, they make a pink (#E537AC), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give a pink (#A61F83).

crimson

#93244F

As paint

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

pink

#E537AC

As light

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

pink

#A61F83

In CSS (OKLCH)

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

Mixing red and purple in different ratios

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

3:1 · #AC2146

3 red : 1 purple, crimson

2:1 · #A32249

2 red : 1 purple, crimson

1:1 · #93244F

1 red : 1 purple, crimson

1:2 · #862759

1 red : 2 purple, crimson

1:3 · #7F2861

1 red : 3 purple, magenta

Making the mix lighter or darker

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

With white

#C54E84

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#DA6CA2

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#E889BA

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#F3ABD1

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With black

#6F2647

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#55253E

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#3F2232

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#271A22

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Mixing red and purple FAQ

Mixed as paint, red and purple make a crimson (#93244F). As light on a screen, they make a pink (#E537AC), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give a pink (#A61F83).

Light adds up instead of absorbing, so red and purple light make a pink (#E537AC). 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 red to one part purple gives a crimson (#AC2146), while one part red to three parts purple gives a magenta (#7F2861). To lighten the result add white, and to darken it add a little black.

Use color-mix(in oklch, #D1193E 50%, #6B2FA3 50%), which gives #A61F83. OKLCH keeps the middle of the mix bright, while mixing in sRGB tends to turn it gray.