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The color of light and its wavelength

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The color of light and its wavelength

The color of the light we see is determined by its wavelength, which in turn is often used to denote the color of light. The wavelengths associated with light are tiny and measured in nanometres (nm) - billionths of a meter. LEDs produce light that is almost coherent, meaning that it is almost all on one wavelength, giving very pure colors. Here is an approximate guide to the colors of light and their wavelengths.

WHITE: White LEDs come in a wide range of shades from yellowish to purplish white. The most noticeable color cast is generally in the centre of the beam and is usually slightly blue, surrounded by "pure" white. color temperatures for common types of white LED range from the low 4000s to nearly 12000K, with the most commonly found white LEDs being in the 6500 - 8000K range. "Daylight" for photographic purposes is 5600K. Most incandescent domestic light bulbs barely achieve 2500K.

MID INFRA-RED: 4600nm - 1600nm - Invisible. LOWER INFRA-RED: 1300nm - 870nm - Invisible. 850nm - 810nm - Nearly invisible, a very dull red glow can sometimes be observed when viewed directly. NEAR INFRA-RED: 780nm - Very dim cherry red when viewed directly. 770nm - Deep cherry red when viewed directly. 740nm - Deep cherry red RED:

700nm 660nm 645nm 630nm 620nm

Deep red Red Bright red "He-Ne Laser" red Orange-red

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The color of light and its wavelength

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ORANGE: 615nm - Reddish orange 610nm - Orange 605nm - Amber YELLOW: 590nm - "Sodium" yellow 585nm - Yellow 575nm - Lemon yellow / greenish GREEN: 570nm - Blueish green 565nm - Blue-green 555nm - Blueish lime green 550nm - Emerald green 525nm - Pure green BLUE-GREEN: 505nm - Greenish blue / turquoise 500nm - Greenish cyan 495nm - Sky blue BLUE: 475nm - Azure blue 470nm - 460nm Bright blue 450nm - Pure blue BLUE-VIOLET: 444nm - Deep blue 430nm - Bluish-violet VIOLET: 405nm - Pure violet 400nm - Deep violet NEAR ULTRA-VIOLET: 395nm - Deep purple with a slight red tinge. ULTRA-VIOLET (UV/A): 370nm - Nearly invisible, can appear a dull, deep purple when filtered with Wood's glass.

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