What color does purple and magenta make when mixed as paint?

A pink close to Fuchsia Flair (#C000C0). Pigments subtract light, so the mix is darker and duller than either parent; exact results vary by brand and binder.

What do purple and magenta make as light?

A color near Magenta (#FF00FF). 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 purple than magenta?

The result slides toward Purple 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 purple and magenta make?

In paint, purple and magenta make a pink close to Fuchsia Flair (#C000C0). Mixed as light, the same pair gives a result near Magenta, because light adds while pigment subtracts.

50% Purple · 50% Magenta

As paint

#C000C0

As light

#FF00FF

Theory

Why paint and light disagree

Pigments work by absorbing light: each paint removes part of the spectrum, so combining purple and magenta 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: #C000C0
RGB: rgb(192, 0, 192)
HSL: hsl(300, 100%, 38%)
CMYK: cmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 25%)

Closest named color: Magentleman. 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 purple and magenta make when mixed as paint?: A pink close to Fuchsia Flair (#C000C0). Pigments subtract light, so the mix is darker and duller than either parent; exact results vary by brand and binder.
What do purple and magenta make as light?: A color near Magenta (#FF00FF). 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 purple than magenta?: The result slides toward Purple 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.