About How to Make Purple
Here you can learn about How to Make Purple, a free color guide built around one color. We explain how to mix purple in paint, food coloring, crafts and digital design, how to reach specific shades like lavender, violet and dark purple, and how to fix common problems such as muddy or dull purple.
Who Runs How to Make Purple
How to Make Purple is founded and edited by Zohan. Zohan researches practical color mixing for painting and digital design, and writes and reviews every guide on the site.
What You Will Find Here
- Mixing guides that show which colors make purple and how to adjust the result.
- Shade guides with reference hex codes for colors like lavender, violet, mauve and plum.
- Paint guides that name real pigments by their Color Index codes, such as PR122 and PB29.
- Deeper shade guides, such as how to make dark purple without turning it muddy.
- Digital color references and troubleshooting guides, added as the site grows.
How We Create Our Guides
Our guides are researched using manufacturer pigment information, Color Index names and established color references such as the W3C CSS Color specification. We describe mixing ratios as starting points, because results change with brand, surface and lighting. Every guide shows when it was last reviewed, and we update guides when we find better information. You can read the full process in our Editorial Policy.
Our Promise to You
We aim to keep every guide clear, accurate and practical. We do not make claims we cannot support, and we label anything that depends on your materials. If you spot a mistake, tell us and we will check it and correct it.
Get in Touch
Questions, corrections or ideas for a new guide are always welcome. Visit our Contact page or email howtomakepurplecolor@gmail.com.