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Sunday, November 30, 2025

FYI - Pretty in Pink

Light spectrum

FYIThe colour pink is not represented by a specific wavelength of light because it does not correspond to a single wavelength on the electromagnetic spectrum, as some other colours do. In terms of visible light, colours are associated with different wavelengths, with red having longer wavelengths and violet having shorter wavelengths. Pink, however, is not a distinct colour in the spectrum; rather, it is a perceptual colour that arises from a combination of different wavelengths.

Pink is often associated with a mixture of red and blue light. When red and blue light of sufficient intensity are combined, our eyes perceive the colour pink. This is a result of the way our eyes and brain process different wavelengths of light.

The concept of pink as a colour is more related to human perception than to a specific wavelength of light. It's a bit like magenta, which also doesn't have a corresponding wavelength but is a colour that can be created by mixing red and blue light.

As for proving the existence of pink, it's essential to understand that colours are subjective experiences created by our eyes and brains in response to different wavelengths of light. Instruments that measure wavelengths of light can tell us about the spectral composition of light, but the perception of colours like pink is a result of complex processes in our eyes and brain.

Pink colour names

In experiments, researchers might use colorimeters or spectrophotometers to analyze the composition of light and identify the wavelengths present in what we perceive as pink light. However, the proof of pink's existence ultimately lies in our perceptual experience rather than in a specific wavelength on the electromagnetic spectrum.

Source: Some or all of the content was generated using an AI language model

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