What color do blue and pink make?
Blue and Pink make light purple.
Blue and Pink make light purple, #957eb7. That is the result in equal parts, mixing pigment rather than light - paint, ink and dye all behave this way.
Equal parts blue and pink · #957eb7
Change the ratio
Very little of a mix is ever half and half. Shifting the balance moves the result along the range between the two colours.
3 parts blue, 1 part pink · #5d70a9
Equal parts · #957eb7
1 part blue, 3 parts pink · #da8fb5
Lighter and darker
With white added - a tint · #d5cbe2
With black added - a shade · #4d3c65
Why it works
Pigment mixes subtractively: blue paint absorbs the wavelengths it is not reflecting, pink absorbs its own set, and light purple is what neither of them absorbed. This is why paint behaves differently from a screen, where light adds together instead.
Frequently asked questions
What color do blue and pink make?
Blue and Pink make light purple, #957eb7. Mixed in equal parts that is the result you get with paint, ink or any other pigment.
How do I make the result lighter or darker?
Add white for a tint - here that gives light grey. Add black for a shade, which gives indigo. Add white a little at a time, because it takes far less than people expect to shift a mix.
What happens if I use more blue than pink?
Three parts blue to one part pink gives slate grey. Reversing it to one part blue and three parts pink gives lavender instead.
Does this work the same way on a screen?
No. Screens mix light additively, so red and green light make yellow there. These results are subtractive - paint, ink, dye and pigment - which is what people mean when they ask what two colours make.