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[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Violet is dark spectral blue, added as a separate color by people who wanted 7 not six colors in the spectrum

[–] exasperation@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You're thinking of indigo.

Red

Orange

Yellow

Green

Blue

Violet

That's 6.

[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago

Perhaps it was the number I misremembered. There definitely is no violet in the spectrum