Purple, Lightblue and their blends are all RGB colors
Purple // FullForm
returns RGBColor[0.5,0,0.5]
LightBlue//FullForm
returns RGBColor[0.87,0.94,1]
and
Blend[{Purple,LightBlue},0.5]//FullForm
returns RGBColor[0.685,0.47,0.75]`
I hope this answers your question.