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What are the wavelengths of the basic colors (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet) in the color spectrum?

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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

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