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