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Blood in the veins is usually what color?

Purple or blue The blood becomes red when it gets contact with oxygen this is why when you get blood drawn it looks purple or blue


Is the blood in your veins blue?

No, the veins just appear blue due to how light passes through the skin and fat above it. The blood itself is more a very dark reddish-purple color.


When is blood purple?

blood is never purple but its really blue. but as soon as it hits oxygen it turns red.


Inside your vains is your blood blue?

No, it is dark red. The veins just appear blue/purple, through the skin and subcutaneous fat.


Why is blood blue in veins?

Blood is not actually blue in veins. The misconception that blood is blue in veins comes from the way light interacts with our skin, making veins appear blue. In reality, blood is always red, whether it is in the veins or arteries.


Is blood purple?

No, blood is never blue. This was a misconception made by the fact that veins appear to be blue because of how light reflects off the veins from under the layer of subcutaneous fat that absorbs the rest of the light waves. Deoxygenated blood is a dark deep red and oxygenated blood is more of a bright red. Blood cells get their color from hemoglobin which is red in color. If a person were to take away the layer of skin from the vessel they would see that both veins and arteries are a similar translucent vessel.


He had blue blood in his veins?

A blood seems blue in veins because when a blood is in veins they are low in oxygen and therefore look blue. When they get oxygenated, they become red and are carried by the artery.


Why is the blood in your veins blue?

It's not. Blood is only darker red when it is in veins.


Are veins blue or purple?

Veins appear blue or purple due to the way light interacts with the skin. It's not their actual color. Veins look blue when seen through the skin as only low-frequency light, such as blue or violet, can penetrate deep enough to illuminate them.


What do the colors blue red and purple mean on a heart diagram?

Blue usually represents deoxygenated blood returning to the heart through the veins, red represents oxygenated blood being pumped out of the heart through the arteries, and purple can indicate a mixture of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood in the heart chambers.


What kind of blood enters the veins?

they enter the blue veins


Is blood clear?

No blood is not clear it's a purple to blue color before it hit oxygen that's why when you look at your veins there blue and when you cut or scratch your self the blood comes out red because it has hit the oxygen. Hope that helps :)