How does the color mixer blend colors?

It interpolates between the two colors in RGB space by the mix ratio you choose — 50% gives the exact midpoint — and returns the blended hex code.

What are the blend steps for?

The steps show a smooth gradient from color A to color B, which is handy for building palettes, chart scales, or transitions. Each swatch shows its hex code and can be copied.

Does it mix like paint?

It mixes like light (additive RGB interpolation), which is how screens combine colors. That differs from subtractive paint mixing, so results match digital use rather than physical pigments.

Is anything uploaded?

No. All mixing happens in your browser, so nothing leaves your device.

How does the mixer blend colors?

It converts each hex color to its red, green, and blue components, then interpolates each channel by the mix ratio. A 50% ratio gives the exact average of the two colors; other ratios weight the result toward one side.

Why does mixing on screen differ from mixing paint?

Screens mix light (additive RGB), while paints mix pigment (subtractive). This tool blends in RGB, which matches digital use. Physical paint mixing can produce different, often darker, results.

How do I make a tint or shade?

Mix your color with white to lighten it (a tint), or with black to darken it (a shade). Use the step gradient to generate a whole ramp of tints or shades at once.

Color Mixer

How to use Color Mixer

The color mixer blends two colors and shows you the result plus a smooth gradient of steps between them. Pick two hex colors, drag the mix ratio to weight the blend toward one side, and the tool interpolates their red, green, and blue channels to give you the exact hex of the mixed color. It is perfect for finding an in-between shade, building a palette ramp, or previewing how two brand colors combine — all client-side, with nothing uploaded.

Choose the first color.
Choose the second color.
Drag the mix ratio to weight the blend.
Copy the mixed hex or pick a step from the gradient.

Your data never leaves your device — 100% private processing.

How RGB blending works

Every hex color is really three numbers: the amount of red, green, and blue, each from 0 to 255. To mix two colors, the tool blends each channel independently. At a 50% ratio it takes the average of the two reds, the two greens, and the two blues, then converts the result back to hex. Shifting the ratio toward one color pulls each channel closer to that color’s value. This linear RGB interpolation is fast and predictable, and it matches how gradients are rendered on screen, so the steps you see here are the same ones a CSS gradient would produce between the same two colors.

Mixing #FF0000 and #0000FF
Ratio	Result	Description
0%	#FF0000	Pure first color
50%	#800080	Even blend (purple)
100%	#0000FF	Pure second color

Building palettes with steps

The gradient of steps turns two endpoint colors into a ready-made ramp. This is exactly what you need for sequential data visualizations, hover and active UI states, or a set of harmonious tints and shades. Because the steps are evenly spaced in RGB, each one is a copyable hex value you can drop straight into a stylesheet or design tool. For a lighter palette, mix your base color with white; for a darker one, mix with black; for a two-hue ramp, pick two saturated colors and let the mixer fill in the transitions. It saves the guesswork of eyeballing intermediate shades by hand.

Worked examples

Red + Blue

Inputs: #FF0000 · #0000FF · 50%

Result: #800080

Tint

Inputs: #3366CC · #FFFFFF · 50%

Result: #99B2E5

Weighted

Inputs: #000000 · #FFFFFF · 25%

Result: #404040

Glossary

Hex color: A six-digit code encoding red, green, and blue as pairs of hexadecimal digits.
RGB channel: One of the red, green, or blue components of a color, from 0 to 255.
Interpolation: Calculating intermediate values between two endpoints — here, between two colors.
Tint / shade: A color mixed with white (tint) or black (shade) to lighten or darken it.

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