What color do purple and pink make?
Purple and Pink make light purple.
Purple and Pink make light purple, #ca6095. That is the result in equal parts, mixing pigment rather than light - paint, ink and dye all behave this way.
Equal parts purple and pink · #ca6095
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 purple, 1 part pink · #a63088
Equal parts · #ca6095
1 part purple, 3 parts pink · #e98fa6
Lighter and darker
With white added - a tint · #eabfd5
With black added - a shade · #73264d
Why it works
Pigment mixes subtractively: purple 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 purple and pink make?
Purple and Pink make light purple, #ca6095. 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 pink. Add black for a shade, which gives purple. 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 purple than pink?
Three parts purple to one part pink gives purple. Reversing it to one part purple and three parts pink gives tan 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.