makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 4 months agoWould you consider purple a warm blue or a cool red?message-squaremessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down16
arrow-up157arrow-down1message-squareWould you consider purple a warm blue or a cool red?makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 4 months agomessage-square58fedilink
minus-squareTolookah@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up12·4 months agoRight, indigo is a color (~425nm), violet is a color (~400nm), purple is typically a blend of colors. See more: https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/47-colours-of-light
minus-squareddh@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down2·4 months agoFun fact: blends of colours are also colours.
minus-squareTolookah@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up8·4 months agoNu uh! Okay, poor choice of words by me. Wavelength color vs what the eyes see.
minus-squareddh@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoNo worries, sorry for the snark. I find colour fascinating, like, when you dream of a purple dinosaur that’s colour without any light at all.
Right, indigo is a color (~425nm), violet is a color (~400nm), purple is typically a blend of colors.
See more: https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/47-colours-of-light
Fun fact: blends of colours are also colours.
Nu uh!
Okay, poor choice of words by me. Wavelength color vs what the eyes see.
No worries, sorry for the snark. I find colour fascinating, like, when you dream of a purple dinosaur that’s colour without any light at all.