The colors of the visible light spectrum[1]
color |
wavelength interval |
frequency interval |
red |
~ 700–635 nm |
~ 430–480 THz |
orange |
~ 635–590 nm |
~ 480–510 THz |
yellow |
~ 590–560 nm |
~ 510–540 THz |
green |
~ 560–490 nm |
~ 540–610 THz |
blue |
~ 490–450 nm |
~ 610–670 THz |
violet |
~ 450–400 nm |
~ 670–750 THz |
Color, wavelength, frequency and energy of light
Color |
(nm)
|
(THz)
|
(μm−1)
|
(eV)
|
(kJ mol−1)
|
Infrared |
>1000 |
<300 |
<1.00 |
<1.24 |
<120 |
Red |
700 |
428 |
1.43 |
1.77 |
171 |
Orange |
620 |
484 |
1.61 |
2.00 |
193 |
Yellow |
580 |
517 |
1.72 |
2.14 |
206 |
Green |
530 |
566 |
1.89 |
2.34 |
226 |
Blue |
470 |
638 |
2.13 |
2.64 |
254 |
Violet |
420 |
714 |
2.38 |
2.95 |
285 |
Near ultraviolet |
300 |
1000 |
3.33 |
4.15 |
400 |
Far ultraviolet |
<200 |
>1500 |
>5.00 |
>6.20 |
>598 |
Electromagnetic radiation is characterized by its
wavelength (or
frequency) and its
intensity. When the wavelength is within the visible spectrum (the range of wavelengths humans can perceive, approximately from 390
nm to 750 nm), it is known as "visible light".
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