Q&A for How to Make Purple Paint

Start by mixing equal amounts of blue and red paint. Then, slowly mix in a little dabs of white paint to lighten the purple to a lavender color.

Mix blue and red shades that are already slightly biased towards each other. For example, ultramarine blue, brilliant blue, and cobalt blue all have a slight red bias. Alizarin crimson, carmine, magenta red, and crimson lake are all cool reds with a slight blue cast. Mix those types of colors together to avoid getting a muddy or brownish shade of purple.

Adding red and maybe blue might give you a purplish brown, but you cannot use green to make purple.

Lavender grey has a larger proportion of blue than most purples. Use very small and equal doses of red and blue to start, then add white to get to the lightness you want. It might look a little pink, so add a very tiny amount of blue to make it a cooler tone (some authentic greys even require a hint of black).

For a pastel purple, you should use a combination of blue, red, and white. White is how you get lighter versions of colors. The proportions of the colors are up to you. Just add and mix until you get the shade you like.

You can try using a warm blue and a cool red. You can also try mixing blue and pink. Avoid using any cool or greenish blues, or orangey-reds, or you will get a murky purple instead. If you cannot find any blues or reds, then you will need to buy them. Blue and red are both primary colors and cannot be mixed.

You can't. You need some blue. Either buy blue paint and mix it with the red, or just buy purple paint.

You will get a darker shade of purple. Start by adding a small amount of black and then add more if you want it to be even darker.

This might not work for your walls at home, as the paint used on walls might not be meant to be mixed together. You could try mixing small amounts of red and blue paint beforehand to see if it would work, though!

You can use a pre-mixed purple and white to make different shades of purple. But if you don't have pre-mixed purple, you really do need a true red and a true blue to get the color you want.

A little bit of red should work with a touch of brown.

Use Method 1. It is explained under the first step why this is the best method for making bright purple. Add a little cyan or blue to the magenta at a time until you are satisfied with the color. If you don't have magenta paint, you'll have to settle for a less bright purple.

Add more blue.

Ultramarine blue, honestly, is the best choice. With a crimson red and an ultramarine blue, you would get a decent color of purple. For me, the shade was a light lavender.

I used green, but you will just have to experiment. Try true and non-true colors. Anything is possible!

Try adding small amounts of black paint to the purple paint. This should deepen the color.

Red and blue make purple, and pink is just red and white, so just add blue.

You can't make it with just black and white. You have to have blue and red (or magenta) to make purple. You can mix the blue and red with black and white to make different shades of purple.

You cannot make purple with those colors. You need red and blue.

It depends on the shade of purple. Try both and see which you like.

Mix true blue and red. Pour equal amounts of red and blue paint onto a palette and use a brush to mix them to create a rich purple hue. For a purple color that leans more toward violet, add extra blue paint.

Yes, it may be a little dull though. Try adding white or magenta for a lighter or more vibrant color.

Try and add a bit of white, because maroon is a very hot purple.

Mix true red and true blue. From there, you may need to add small amounts of white paint or even cyan to brighten the shade a bit.

You could try using cyan and magenta to make this color. Play around with the amounts until you get the shade you want, and avoid mixing in too much white, and that will dull the shade a little bit.

Lilac yellow might be hard to make, as mixing yellow with purple often turns the shade brown. Try making lilac on its own and then adding a small amount of orange-red or orange-yellow to the mix to see if that achieves what you're looking for.

You can't make purple with only blue and white, you would need some red in there.

"Lavender" sounds like it might be lighter (and possibly bluer) than "perfect" purple. To achieve fully saturated colors, you must (1) avoid mixing colors that contain white (2) avoid mixing colors that contain black (obviously!), and (3) Use magenta instead of red. If your result comes out too blue, then use more magenta.

Mix warm red and cobalr blue in equal amounts. By doing this, you get a rich hue of pure purple.

Not quite. Red is a primary color that cannot be made from mixing other colors. Magenta, a derivative of red, is a deeper red, often achieved by mixing tiny amounts of black into red. Magenta is not a primary color, red is.