Colors and Wavelengths

for visible light, using the diffraction grating, we come up with the following:

• violet 400 - 450 nm
• blue 450 - 500 nm
• green 500 - 550 nm
• yellow 550 - 600 nm
• orange 600 - 650 nm
• red 650 - 700 nm

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