What color does green and blue make when mixed as paint?

A blue close to Amnesia Blue (#0060C0). Pigments subtract light, so the mix is darker and duller than either parent; exact results vary by brand and binder.

What do green and blue make as light?

A color near Blue Lobster (#0056AC). Light mixes additively, so overlapping sources brighten instead of darkening, which is why screens and paint disagree about the same pair.

What happens with more green than blue?

The result slides toward Green along the mixing curve; the live slider on this page computes the paint and light result at any ratio, with the hex code of every step.

What does green and blue make?

In paint, green and blue make a blue close to Amnesia Blue (#0060C0). Mixed as light, the same pair gives a result near Blue Lobster, because light adds while pigment subtracts.

50% Green · 50% Blue

As paint

#0060C0

As light

#0056AC

Theory

Why paint and light disagree

Pigments work by absorbing light: each paint removes part of the spectrum, so combining green and blue removes more light than either alone and the result darkens. Screens and stage lights work the other way. Each light adds energy, so overlapping them moves the result toward white. The slider above computes both models at any ratio: the paint result uses red-yellow-blue pigment interpolation, the light result uses additive blending.

Reference

The 50/50 paint result, specified

HEX: #0060C0
RGB: rgb(0, 96, 192)
HSL: hsl(210, 100%, 38%)
CMYK: cmyk(100%, 50%, 0%, 25%)

Closest named color: Matt Blue. Real pigments vary by brand and binder, so treat these values as the screen approximation of a physical mix.

FAQ

Quick answers

What color does green and blue make when mixed as paint?: A blue close to Amnesia Blue (#0060C0). Pigments subtract light, so the mix is darker and duller than either parent; exact results vary by brand and binder.
What do green and blue make as light?: A color near Blue Lobster (#0056AC). Light mixes additively, so overlapping sources brighten instead of darkening, which is why screens and paint disagree about the same pair.
What happens with more green than blue?: The result slides toward Green along the mixing curve; the live slider on this page computes the paint and light result at any ratio, with the hex code of every step.