White cell stain

Making the blood smear

Staining method

Results

	Red blood cell cytoplasm = orange-pink to rose Neutrophil granules = purple-to-lilac small granules cytoplasm = pale pink nucleus = dark purple Eosinophil granules = orange to pink large granules cytoplasm = pale pink nucleus = blue Basophil granules = deep blue almost black large granules nucleus = purple to dark blue Lymphocyte cytoplasm = sky blue cytoplasm nucleus = dark purple to deep bluish purple Monocyte cytoplasm = pale gray-blue nucleus = deep bluish-purple Platelets central granules = red-purple surrounded by light blue