60 Hues of Color

John Spacey, March 25, 2016 updated on February 01, 2021

Hues are colors that correspond to a single wavelength of light in the visible spectrum. These are the pure colors that can be combined to create all other colors. Hues roughly correspond to the colors of the rainbow. The following are named colors that are all true hues that can be mapped to a wavelength of light here.

Dark Maroon
#610000

Roasted Tomato
#930000

Cardinal Red
#a30000

Electric Red
#b30000

Cherry Red
#c20000

Red Pepper
#d10000

Artificial Strawberry
#e00000

Santa Red
#eb0000

Viking Red
#f60000

Red
#ff0000

Hot Pepper
#ff1000

Mcqueen Red
#ff3000

Dark Orange
#ff4b00

Medium Orange
#ff5b00

Mandarin Orange
#ff6b00

Orange Popsicle
#ff9b33

Mango Orange
#ff9800

Citrus Orange
#ffad00

Sunflower Orange
#ffc100

Light Orange
#ffcf00

Neon Yellow
#ffe900

Cadmium Yellow
#fff600

Tennis Yellow
#f6ff00

Lemon
#eaff00

Highlighter
#d8ff00

Toxic Green
#c6ff00

Neon Green
#b3ff00

Lime Green
#a0ff00

Gecko Green
#8cff00

Bright Green
#69ff00

Grass Green
#5aff00

Corner Green
#3aff00

Green
#00ff00

Alien Green
#00ff54

Mint Green
#00ff87

Neon Seafoam
#00ffcb

Blue Green
#00ffe0

Aqua
#00fbff

Bright Turquoise
#00eaff

Star Blue
#00daff

Ocean Blue
#00c8ff

Blue Lagoon
#00b7ff

Medium Blue
#00a5ff

Dark Sky Blue
#0097ff

Azure
#007fff

Permanent Blue
#006cff

Astronaut Blue
#004cff

Deep Blue Sea
#001bff

Blue
#0000ff

Blueberry
#2800ff

Indigo
#3d00ff

Violet Azure
#4b00ff

Eclipse Purple
#5d00ff

Moonlight Purple
#6a00ff

Medium Purple
#7400f1

Medium Violet
#7e00db

Quantum Violet
#8200c8

Dark Plum
#8200ad

Rich Purple
#7b0091

Dark Violet
#610061

Notes

The hues above span the entire visible spectrum.

The term hue is also commonly used to describe any colorful color that hasn't been heavily tinted with white or shaded with black. This would also exclude browns and greys that result from mixes of complementary colors.

It is a common myth that all colors can be constructed with three primary colors. Primary colors can only be used to simulate all colors. The full visible spectrum is required to truly produce all colors. There are many different sets of primary colors that correspond to a color system. For example, these are common sets of primary colors:

Red, Yellow, Blue

Red, Green, Blue

Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black

These are all arbitrary selections by systems that seek to simulate colors and aren't some foundational property of light or human perception. As such, it is odd that primary colors are taught in some education systems as opposed to spectral colors or at least the colors of the rainbow.

Overview: List of Hues
Type	Hue
Definition (1)	Colors that correspond to a single wavelength of light in the visible spectrum.
Definition (2)	A colorful color that hasn't been tinted with white or shaded with brown.
Related Concepts	Hue » Visible Spectrum » Colors Of The Rainbow » Complementary Colors » Primary Colors » Spectral Colors »