What color does blue and purple make?
Blue and Purple make Blue-Violet (#5B4A9E). Two cool colors next to each other on the wheel, so the mix stays clean.
Blue and Purple sit a moderate distance apart on the color wheel, which is the gap that tends to produce a genuine in-between hue rather than a washed-out version of either original color.
How the ratio changes the result
That's the traditional paint-mixing answer. The calculator below blends these exact colors live in OKLCH space, which lands a little differently, edit either hex to compare the two.
Blue and Purple mix FAQ
What color does blue and purple make?
Blue and Purple make Blue-Violet (#5B4A9E). Two cool colors next to each other on the wheel, so the mix stays clean.
Does the ratio of blue to purple change the result?
Yes. Equal parts land on Blue-Violet (#5B4A9E), but using more blue pulls the result toward #5164ec, and more purple pulls it toward #7c4bdd. Try any ratio in the calculator above.
What's the exact hex code for blue and purple mixed?
Blue (#2F6FED) and Purple (#8B3FD1) mixed in equal parts is #5B4A9E. Copy it directly from the calculator, or open it in the generator to build a full palette around it.