SMRTR Science & EngineeringApr 4, 2025Hacker News

Purple exists only in our brains

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Purple is a unique color created by our brains, not present in the visible light spectrum. When our eyes detect both long (red) and short (blue) wavelengths simultaneously, the brain invents purple to resolve this confusing input, bending the linear color spectrum into a circular wheel.

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