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A hue is a pure color without tinting with white or shading with black. Humans can distinguish between millions of hues that these can be categorized based on colors with similar wavelengths of light and mixes of these colors. The following are the basic types of hue.
Blue
#0000ff Green-Blue
#007777 Green
#00ff00 Blue-Violet
#5c1fe7 Violet
#7f00ff Purple
#800080 Red-Violet
#a00c64 Red-Orange
#d95434 Yellow-Green
#dcfe30 Yellow-Orange
#f2bb1d Red
#ff0000 Pink
#ff1493 Orange
#ff8000 Yellow
#ffff00
Purple could also be called blue-red.Colors that aren't colorful such as white, black, brown and grey aren't hues.Colors that are heavily shaded such as navy blue aren't a hue but have a hue - the color before it was shaded. Likewise, colors that are heavily tinted such as pastels aren't hues but have a hue.|
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