Question
What are the wavelengths of the basic colors (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet) in the color spectrum?Asked by: Undisclosed sender
Answer
Here are the wavelengts of the colors you requested:| Red | 780 to 622 nm |
| Orange | 622 to 597 nm |
| Yellow | 597 to 577 nm |
| Green | 577 to 492 nm |
| Blue | 492 to 455 nm |
| Violet | 455 to 390 nm
Note: 1 nm (nanometer) = 10-9 m Reference: Hecht Optics by Eugene Hecht, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, USA 1990, p72 Answered by: Anton Skorucak, M.S. Physics, PhysLink.com Creator Support USOur server costs have gone up and our advertising revenue has gone down. You do the math! If you find our site useful, consider donating to keep us going. Thanks! Science Quote
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