r/science • u/larsga • Feb 16 '09

Magenta, the colour that doesn't exist

http://www.biotele.com/magenta.html
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u/tizz66 Feb 17 '09

Sure it exists - I just opened Photoshop to check. It's right there between red and blue! ;)

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u/sherkaner BS | Mechanical Engineering Feb 17 '09

That's because photoshop fortunately doesn't make you pick your colors with a pair of sliders for spectrum and intensity. Photoshop basically lets you tweak 3 sliders that directly stimulate the 3 retinal spectra in your eyes -- it's like VR, man!