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Definition of primary colour

noun

  • any of a group of colours from which all other colours can be obtained by mixing.

The primary colours for pigments are red, blue, and yellow. The primary additive colours for light are red, green, and blue; the primary subtractive colours (which give the primary additive colours when subtracted from white light) are magenta, cyan, and yellow

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