Non-spectral colour

A non-spectral colour is a colour that is not in the spectrum of visible light. It can be obtained by a mixture of non-continuous wavelengths, like magenta which is a pink obtained by mixing blue and red, the two extremes of the visible spectrum.

Magenta (bottom left) is a non-spectral colour resulting from a mixture of red and blue wavelengths. © DR

Magenta (bottom left) is a non-spectral colour resulting from a mixture of red and blue wavelengths. © DR

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