Our blood will always be red. Blood is red because it is full of red blood cells. Deoxygenated blood is a dark red color. While oxygenated blood is bright red.
Here are some links to get a better understanding. You'll find out a lot of the things you have been told growing up isn't always true.
http://chemistry.about.com/od/biochemistry/a/Is-Deoxygenated-Human-Blood-Blue.htm
http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=3964 <- this link here i highly recommend looking at.
Thanks for sharing, Annekin
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