You might say it’s just a pigment of your imagination ...
The world is awash with the color purple — lavender flowers, amethyst gemstones, plums, eggplants and purple emperor butterflies. But if you look closely at the visible-light portion of the ...
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Is purple a real color? Science says “maybe not”
Is purple a real color? Scientists think everything we've ever believed about the color purple may not be true due to the ...
Morning Overview on MSN
Purple isn’t real? Wild science claim says your brain fakes the color
Physicists and vision scientists are lining up behind a provocative claim: the rich color we call purple is not a property of light at all, but a story the brain tells itself. Light in the real world ...
Many of us develop strong attachments to particular colors, but purple brings out the most focused and enthusiastic devotion. What makes purple so distinctive? Part of the answer comes from optics.
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