Digital Screens use the RGB Colour Model

Digital Screens use the RGB Colour Model

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Digital Screens use the RGB Colour Model

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What are the three primary colours in the RGB colour model?
Red, green and blue are the three primary colours in the RGB colour model.
Can the spectral colours red, green and blue be produced by combining other wavelengths of light?
No! Red, green and blue are primary colours within additive colour models and can only be produced by a single wavelength of light.
Can the spectral colours red, green and blue be produced by combining other wavelengths of light?
No! Red, green and blue are primary colours within additive colour models and can only be produced by a single wavelength of light.
What are the two primary colours of light that together make cyan?
In the RGB colour model green and blue are the two primary colours that together make cyan!
Is every colour on an additive colour wheel produced by mixing hues at maximum brightness and saturation?
Yes! Every colour on an additive colour wheel is produced by mixing light sources with different hues but the same brightness and saturation.

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Some key terms

Additive colour

An additive colour model explains how different coloured lights (such as LEDs or beams of light) are mixed to produce other colours.

  • Additive colour refers to the methods used and effects produced by combining or mixing different wavelengths of light.
  • The RGB colour model and HSB colour model are examples of additive colour models.
  • Additive colour models such as the RGB colour model and HSB colour model can produce vast ranges of colours by combining red, green, and blue lights in varying proportions.
  • An additive approach to colour is used to achieve precise control over the appearance of colours on digital screens of TVs, computers, and phones.
Colour model

A colour model is a system or framework used to understand, organise, and manipulate colour. It ranges from basic concepts, such as the sequence of colours in a rainbow, to more advanced models like RGB, CMYK, and CIE, which are essential for accurate colour reproduction in various fields, including digital media, printing, and manufacturing.

  • A colour model, underpinned by colour theory, provides a precise and replicable approach to understanding:
    • How the human eye perceives light and interprets colour.
    • Different types of colour, including those produced by mixing lights, pigments, or inks.
    • How to manage the diverse ways colour is processed by devices such as cameras, digital screens, and printers.
  • Colour models enable us to:
    • Make sense of colour in relation to human vision and the world around us.
    • Use colours in logical, predictable, and replicable ways.
    • Understand how to mix specific colours, whether using lights, pigments, inks, or dyes.
    • Specify colours using names, codes, notations, or equations.
    • Organise and apply colour for different purposes, from fabrics and interiors to vehicles.
RGB colour model

RGB colour is an additive colour model in which red, green and blue light is combined to reproduce a wide range of other colours.

  • The primary colours in the RGB colour model are red, green and blue.
  • In the RGB model, different combinations and intensities of red, green, and blue light are mixed to create various colours. When these three colours are combined at full intensity, they produce white light.
  • Additive colour models are concerned with mixing light, not dyes, inks or pigments (these rely on subtractive colour models such as the RYB colour model and the CMY colour model).
  • The RGB colour model works in practice by asking three questions of any colour: how red is it (R), how green is it (G), and how blue is it (B).
  • The RGB model is popular because it can easily produce a comprehensive palette of 1530 vivid hues simply by adjusting the combination and amount of each of the three primaries it contains.

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