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Primary colors are the pure hue used in a colorspace to create other colors called secondary, tertiary, … by mixing.

They:

  • cannot be obtained by mixture of other colors.
  • can be combined to make a useful range of colors known as secondary and tertiary colors (see wheel)

You will not be able to get a primary color by mixing other colors together,

Color Wheel Hierarchy

Primary colors by colorspace type

Colorspace Type Usage Most known Primary Colors used Most known colorspace
additive combination of colors light: screen, monitor red, green, and blue RGB
subtractive combination of colors ink, dye, printing, painting, … cyan, magenta, yellow CMYK

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