How To  Make Blue

There are many shades, hues, and tints of blue, for example, dark blue, light blue, muted blues, and warm blues. The list can go on and on

So, what are the two colors you can mix to make blue?

You can mix cyan  (a greenish-blue)  with magenta  (a purplish-red),  to create true blue.

Now that you have created your true blue, you can experiment with creating different shades of blue. 

What Colors Make Cyan Paint?

Take a small amount of light blue and green acrylic paint and mix them together. This will create a form of light cyan, but because you are working with paint, you need to darken the color.

How to Make Different Dark Blue Hues?

By mixing dioxazine purple with ultramarine blue, you create a brilliant dark blue. It tends to make the ultramarine blue much darker, and also adds a slight purple shade to it.