How to Make the Color Indigo

Indigo is basically a dark, purplish blue. Many people liken it to the color of the night sky on a clear evening. Making the color indigo from scratch is quite simple. All you need is the color red and blue and be able to mix well. You can mix just about any medium together (as long as the colors consist of red and blue) to make indigo. If you run out of indigo while you are painting, frosting a cake or making something from clay, you can create the color yourself with minimal effort.

Things You'll Need

• Paint brush
• Bowl
• Red paint
• Blue paint

Instructions

1. Add to your bowl two drops of blue paint.

2. Add to your bowl two drop of red.

3. Mix well with your paint brush. When you are done mixing you will have created the color indigo.

Tips & Warnings

• The basic formula of two parts blue to one part red, will work with most color items (food coloring or clay).

References

• Introduction on Mixing Colors