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What Wavelength Goes With a Color?
published by the NASA Langley Research Center
This web page provides a brief introduction to the wavelengths of visible light. It discusses the wavelengths of the standard visual colors, mentions wavelengths outside of the visible spectrum, and provides links to other information.
https://web.archive.org/web/20110720105431/http://science-edu.larc...
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© 2002 NASA
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color, electromagnetic spectrum, visible light
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Metadata instance created September 30, 2009 by Raina Khatri
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February 16, 2018 by Lyle Barbato
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September 28, 2007
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(NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, 2002), WWW Document, (https://web.archive.org/web/20110720105431/http://science-edu.larc.nasa.gov/EDDOCS/Wavelengths_for_Colors.html).
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What Wavelength Goes With a Color? (NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, 2002), <https://web.archive.org/web/20110720105431/http://science-edu.larc.nasa.gov/EDDOCS/Wavelengths_for_Colors.html>.
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What Wavelength Goes With a Color?. (2007, September 28). Retrieved May 2, 2025, from NASA Langley Research Center: https://web.archive.org/web/20110720105431/http://science-edu.larc.nasa.gov/EDDOCS/Wavelengths_for_Colors.html
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NASA Langley Research Center. What Wavelength Goes With a Color?. Hampton: NASA Langley Research Center, September 28, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720105431/http://science-edu.larc.nasa.gov/EDDOCS/Wavelengths_for_Colors.html (accessed 2 May 2025).
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What Wavelength Goes With a Color?. Hampton: NASA Langley Research Center, 2002. 28 Sep. 2007. 2 May 2025 <https://web.archive.org/web/20110720105431/http://science-edu.larc.nasa.gov/EDDOCS/Wavelengths_for_Colors.html>.
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