primary colour

See also: primary color

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Alternative forms

• primary color (US)

Noun

primary colour (plural primary colours)

1. (British spelling) Any of three colours which, when added to or subtracted from others in different amounts, can generate all other colours.

   Red, blue and green are additive primary colours.

   Magenta, yellow and cyan are subtractive primary colours.

Coordinate terms

• secondary colour
• tertiary colour

Translations

any of three colours which can generate all other colours

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