What color does purple and red make?
Purple and Red make Magenta (#C0246E). Warm-leaning purple plus red pulls toward pink-violet rather than staying cool.
Purple and Red sit far enough apart on the color wheel that the mix pulls toward whichever color carries more visual weight, often landing on a hue neither original color shares.
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.
Purple and Red mix FAQ
What color does purple and red make?
Purple and Red make Magenta (#C0246E). Warm-leaning purple plus red pulls toward pink-violet rather than staying cool.
Does the ratio of purple to red change the result?
Yes. Equal parts land on Magenta (#C0246E), but using more purple pulls the result toward #a937bc, and more red pulls it toward #dc2a5e. Try any ratio in the calculator above.
What's the exact hex code for purple and red mixed?
Purple (#8B3FD1) and Red (#E4372E) mixed in equal parts is #C0246E. Copy it directly from the calculator, or open it in the generator to build a full palette around it.