As a result, purple and magenta are known as "nonspectral" colors, because they don't really exist as actual electromagnetic ...

There's something innately charming about lavender. The tone — a mix of violet and white — encompasses an immense spectrum of ...

When the blue light from the diodes goes through this layer, the phosphor absorbs some of the blue wavelengths and spits out red and yellow ones. This results in a mixture of colors that, once ...

A purple wave of faulty streetlights has swept across the USA, generating incorrect theories, bad lighting and fans of an accidental aesthetic.

Muddying the waters a bit more, purple light doesn't exactly take well to other colors. They tend to wash most shades out and make colors appear blue, purple, or black.

In Vancouver, more than 100 blue or purple street lights have been reported to the city — the result of a manufacturing defect involving a coating on the light. The downtown intersection of ...

Violet is a real spectral color, while purple is fake and exists only as a mix of red and blue light. There’s no pure “purple” wavelength, which is why it’s left out of the rainbow entirely.

The rosy hues of evening or dawn are superimposed on the scattered blue and violet light, creating a purple blend. Also, it’s not just pure air.

A blue street light illuminates the intersection of Shawnee St. and E. Lynch Street in Durham, N.C., Nov. 26, 2022. Ethan Hyman [email protected] This series from The News & Observer’s ...

Many LED light bulbs used for street lights actually give off a purple-blue light by default. In order to split this light into the whole spectrum of colors that creates white light, ...