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What color is my blood? if it's actually red, why do my veins look blue or purple?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Blood is red: You are seeing deoxygenated blood through layers of skin.

Answered 5/23/2015

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Oxygenated blood is: red Veins look blue due to deoxygenated blood and the wall of the vein . Blood drawn from a vein is a dark red color.

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