blue purple

The paint colour BLUE - PURPLE (VIOLET)

It is one of the tertiary colours (mixing blue and purple paint together)

think tank blue purple!

When you mix red, green and blue light together in equal proportions you create white light.

To make violet light add 1 part red light and 2 parts blue light

We think blue purple has a relaxed energy.

Meet Balzac Blue-Purple!


The paint colour BLUE - PURPLE (VIOLET)

It is one of the tertiary colours (mixing blue and purple paint together)

Colour/Hue - BLUE PURPLE (VIOLET)

Tint – add white to make a cool mauve

Lower value – add shade/black to make a slate purple

tone - add some contrasting colour (orange yellow) to make a grey/violet

orange/taupe, grey – add more contrasting colour

The emotional impact of violet is that it can aspire ideas, but also hold unrealistic wishes

blue purple is seen as the early morning light appears


Jeanene uses blue purple as a background

Pantones colour of the year was blue iris in 2008

Ultra violet was pantone 2018 colour of the year

you see pale blue purple early in the morning as the new light emerges

The emotional impact of violet is that it can aspire ideas, but also hold unrealistic wishes

blues and purples in harmony.

blue purple colours

blue purple works well with blue green

Leonie has a ply with blue purples!

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Add some colour to a monochrome blue purple scheme with pops of orange

See more about Glenise by clicking on her images

The colour of the sky at sunset and sunrise is often a blue purple, with pops of colours

See more about Jeanene by clicking on her images

pops of blue green work with purples and blue purples

a blue purple sky inspires

use a low value blue purple to create a relaxed feel of early morning

pops of high chroma blue purple create energy

golds work with blue purple as they do at sunrise

pops of blue purple work on a neutral background

Some blue purple mood boards to inspire!