What Happens When You Mix Pink and Blue Together?

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Discover what shade you get when you combine pink and blue paint

Co-authored by Renée Plevy and Bailey Cho

Last Updated: January 6, 2026 Fact Checked

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Mixing Pink and Blue Paint

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Creating Different Shades

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Mixing Pink and Dark Blue

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Explaining Color Theory

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Ever wondered what happens when you combine pink and blue together? We’ve got you covered! In this article, we’ll teach you what color to expect when mixing pink and blue paint and how to create different shades based on the specific colors used and their percentages. We’ll also give you a brief overview of color theory so you can understand why you’re seeing a new color right in front of your eyes.

What color does pink and blue make?

An illustration of pink and blue paint mixed together to yield various shades of purple.

Mixing pink and blue together makes light purple. You can add more pink to create a lighter, warmer shade of purple, such as lilac or amethyst, or add more blue to create a deeper, richer shade of purple, such as plum or orchid. When you combine pink and dark blue, for example, you get a muted, dusty lavender.

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What color do you get when mixing pink and blue paint?

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Mixing pink and blue paint creates light purple. The exact shade of purple can vary, depending on the specific shades of pink and blue used and their proportions. Adding more pink, for example, yields a lighter purple, while adding more blue yields a richer, darker purple. You can also add a touch of white to lighten the color or a touch of black to darken it.^{[1]
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- Mixing pink and blue paint can give you a range from soft lilac and lavender to rich orchid and violet.
- Don’t have pink or blue on hand? No problem! Mix equal parts red and white to create pink and equal parts magenta and cyan to create blue.
- If you want to create a true purple, it’s best to mix blue and red paint. To make it less intense, add a little bit of white for a beautiful shade of lavender, advises portrait artist & educator Renée Plevy.^{[2]
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Creating Different Shades of Purple

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Use different proportions of pink and blue to get various shades. In general, adding more pink than blue produces lighter, warmer shades of purple, like lilac, lavender, or rosy-purple. Adding more blue than pink produces deeper, cooler shades, like indigo, violet, and periwinkle. Here are a few examples of different shades based on the ratio of pink and blue used:^{[3]
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- 10% pink + 90% blue = Dark plum
- 25% pink + 75% blue = Indigo, violet, or periwinkle
- 50% pink + 50% blue = Amethyst or light purple
- 75% pink + 25% blue = Lilac, lavender, or soft mauve
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Create various shades by using different shades of pink and blue. The resulting color depends heavily on the specific shades used. For example, mixing a bright, vibrant blue with a pale, pastel pink yields a light, muted blue with hints of pink. If you mix a darker, navy blue with a hot pink, you get a color that appears more purple than pink or blue. Here’s how to mix pink and blue paint to create different shades of purple, along with the resulting color code:^{[4]
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- Soft pink + light blue = Lavender (#E6E6FA)
- Cool pink + mid-blue + a hint of white = Lilac (#C8A2C8)
- Light pink + sky blue = Periwinkle (#CCCCFF)
- Hot pink + royal/cobalt blue = Orchid (#DA70D6)
- Dusty pink + navy blue = Mauve (#B784A7)
- Rose pink + dark blue + a touch of black = Plum (#673147)
- Blush pink + muted blue + gray = Dusty purple (#A3989D)
- Pale pink + sky blue + extra white = Thistle (#D8BFD8)
- Fuchsia + neon blue = Electric violet (#BF00FF)

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What color do you get when you mix pink and dark blue?

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Since pink is just red mixed with white, combining it with blue yields a purple that’s lighter than a pure red-blue mix. Dark blue also has greater depth than standard blue, so when it’s mixed with pink, it produces a richer, less pastel purple (compared to mixing it with light blue).^{[5]
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Color Theory Explained

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Combining different hues or shades creates new colors. In color theory, mixing primary, secondary, and tertiary colors can produce new shades and hues. Blue, red, and yellow are considered primary colors, meaning they cannot be produced by mixing other colors. Secondary colors are made by mixing 2 primaries, and tertiary colors are made by mixing a primary with an adjacent secondary color (i.e., red-orange, yellow-green).^{[6]
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- Blue is a primary color, while pink is a tint of red, which is also a primary color. That means you get a secondary color (purple) when you mix pink and blue together.