Veins look blue, but the blood inside them is red
Veins near the skin can look blue because light changes as it passes through skin and because of how our vision interprets it. The oxygen-poor blood inside veins is actually dark red, not blue.
Veins near the skin can look blue because light changes as it passes through skin and because of how our vision interprets it. The oxygen-poor blood inside veins is actually dark red, not blue.