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

A purple close to Galactic Civilization (#402080). Pigments subtract light, so the mix is darker and duller than either parent; exact results vary by brand and binder.

What do purple and teal make as light?

A color near Brandywine Raspberry (#5656AD). 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 teal?

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 teal make?

In paint, purple and teal make a purple close to Galactic Civilization (#402080). Mixed as light, the same pair gives a result near Brandywine Raspberry, because light adds while pigment subtracts.

50% Purple · 50% Teal

As paint

#402080

As light

#5656AD

Theory

Why paint and light disagree

Pigments work by absorbing light: each paint removes part of the spectrum, so combining purple and teal 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: #402080
RGB: rgb(64, 32, 128)
HSL: hsl(260, 60%, 31%)
CMYK: cmyk(50%, 75%, 0%, 50%)

Closest named color: Occult. 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 teal make when mixed as paint?: A purple close to Galactic Civilization (#402080). Pigments subtract light, so the mix is darker and duller than either parent; exact results vary by brand and binder.
What do purple and teal make as light?: A color near Brandywine Raspberry (#5656AD). 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 teal?: 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.