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Spectral colors

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The so-called spectral colors include all visible electromagnetic radiation and thus all light with wavelengths ranging from 380 nm to 780 nm. Each wavelength corresponds to a specific spectral color, which together comprise the colors of the rainbow. Starting with the short wavelengths of violet, the spectrum progresses to blue, green, yellow, and orange, and finally to the longest visible wavelengths of red. All non-visible radiation, such as infrared or UV radiation, is therefore not considered part of the spectral colors.

White light consists of several spectral colors, which can be made visible using a prism. The prism refracts the light, splitting it into its individual wavelengths and revealing the colors. However, artificial light often does not contain all spectral colors with the same intensity.

Here's how to coverIncandescent light bulbs Although they produce a wide range of colors with a continuous color spectrum, with fluorescent tubes, on the other hand, some colors are more prominent than others, and withDaylight Bluish spectral colors dominate. Only LEDs are currently capable of reproducing the entire spectrum. Thus, every light source has a specificspectral radiation distribution which determines the quality of color reproduction.

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