You can point to red, green, and blue on a rainbow, but not purple. That’s because it doesn’t actually exist in the spectrum ...

People love the rainbow of ROYGBIV colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. Human eyes perceive visible light as this array of colors. You may notice that some colors you can ...

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The color purple is, in a way, invented by our brains. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The world is awash with the color purple — ...

When it comes to appearances, the universe is a tricky place. Visible light occupies merely a sliver of the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum. To study the cosmos in its entirety, scientists must peer ...