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401 Colors of the Visible Spectrum

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The visible spectrum are wavelengths of light between 780 and 380 nanometers that can be perceived by the human eye. All other colors are constructed from combinations of these spectral colors. The visible spectrum represents the pure hues of color that haven't been shaded with black, tinted with white or tinged with multiple colors. As you can see from the chart below, the human eye can distinguish between light that is 1 nanometer longer or shorter.
780 nm
#610000
779 nm
#640000
778 nm
#660000
777 nm
#680000
776 nm
#6a0000
775 nm
#6d0000
774 nm
#6f0000
773 nm
#710000
772 nm
#730000
771 nm
#750000
770 nm
#770000
769 nm
#7a0000
768 nm
#7c0000
767 nm
#7e0000
766 nm
#800000
765 nm
#820000
764 nm
#840000
763 nm
#860000
762 nm
#880000
761 nm
#8a0000
760 nm
#8d0000
759 nm
#8f0000
758 nm
#910000
757 nm
#930000
756 nm
#950000
755 nm
#970000
754 nm
#990000
753 nm
#9b0000
752 nm
#9d0000
751 nm
#9f0000
750 nm
#a10000
749 nm
#a30000
748 nm
#a50000
747 nm
#a70000
746 nm
#a90000
745 nm
#ab0000
744 nm
#ad0000
743 nm
#af0000
742 nm
#b10000
741 nm
#b30000
740 nm
#b50000
739 nm
#b70000
738 nm
#b90000
737 nm
#ba0000
736 nm
#bc0000
735 nm
#be0000
734 nm
#c00000
733 nm
#c20000
732 nm
#c40000
731 nm
#c60000
730 nm
#c80000
729 nm
#ca0000
728 nm
#cc0000
727 nm
#ce0000
726 nm
#cf0000
725 nm
#d10000
724 nm
#d30000
723 nm
#d50000
722 nm
#d70000
721 nm
#d90000
720 nm
#db0000
719 nm
#dc0000
718 nm
#de0000
717 nm
#e00000
716 nm
#e20000
715 nm
#e40000
714 nm
#e60000
713 nm
#e80000
712 nm
#e90000
711 nm
#eb0000
710 nm
#ed0000
709 nm
#ef0000
708 nm
#f10000
707 nm
#f20000
706 nm
#f40000
705 nm
#f60000
704 nm
#f80000
703 nm
#fa0000
702 nm
#fb0000
701 nm
#fd0000
700 nm
#ff0000
699 nm
#ff0100
698 nm
#ff0200
697 nm
#ff0300
696 nm
#ff0400
695 nm
#ff0500
694 nm
#ff0600
693 nm
#ff0700
692 nm
#ff0800
691 nm
#ff0900
690 nm
#ff0101
689 nm
#ff0102
688 nm
#ff0103
687 nm
#ff0104
686 nm
#ff0105
685 nm
#ff0106
684 nm
#ff0107
683 nm
#ff0108
682 nm
#ff0109
681 nm
#ff0201
680 nm
#ff0202
679 nm
#ff0203
678 nm
#ff0204
677 nm
#ff0205
676 nm
#ff0206
675 nm
#ff0301
674 nm
#ff0302
673 nm
#ff0303
672 nm
#ff0304
671 nm
#ff0401
670 nm
#ff0402
669 nm
#ff0403
668 nm
#ff0404
667 nm
#ff0405
666 nm
#ff0406
665 nm
#ff0501
664 nm
#ff0502
663 nm
#ff0503
662 nm
#ff0504
661 nm
#ff0601
660 nm
#ff0602
659 nm
#ff0603
658 nm
#ff0604
657 nm
#ff0605
656 nm
#ff0606
655 nm
#ff0701
654 nm
#ff0702
653 nm
#ff0703
652 nm
#ff0704
651 nm
#ff0705
650 nm
#ff0706
649 nm
#ff0707
648 nm
#ff0708
647 nm
#ff0801
646 nm
#ff0802
645 nm
#ff0803
644 nm
#ff0900
643 nm
#ff1000
642 nm
#ff1600
641 nm
#ff1b00
640 nm
#ff2100
639 nm
#ff2600
638 nm
#ff2b00
637 nm
#ff3000
636 nm
#ff3400
635 nm
#ff3900
634 nm
#ff3e00
633 nm
#ff4200
632 nm
#ff4600
631 nm
#ff4b00
630 nm
#ff4f00
629 nm
#ff5300
628 nm
#ff5700
627 nm
#ff5b00
626 nm
#ff5f00
625 nm
#ff6300
624 nm
#ff6700
623 nm
#ff6b00
622 nm
#ff6f00
621 nm
#ff7300
620 nm
#ff7700
619 nm
#ff7b00
618 nm
#ff7e00
617 nm
#ff8200
616 nm
#ff8600
615 nm
#ff8900
614 nm
#ff8d00
613 nm
#ff9100
612 nm
#ff9400
611 nm
#ff9800
610 nm
#ff9b00
609 nm
#ff9f00
608 nm
#ffa200
607 nm
#ffa600
606 nm
#ffa900
605 nm
#ffad00
604 nm
#ffb000
603 nm
#ffb400
602 nm
#ffb700
601 nm
#ffbb00
600 nm
#ffbe00
599 nm
#ffc100
598 nm
#ffc500
597 nm
#ffc800
596 nm
#ffcb00
595 nm
#ffcf00
594 nm
#ffd200
593 nm
#ffd500
592 nm
#ffd900
591 nm
#ffdc00
590 nm
#ffdf00
589 nm
#ffe200
588 nm
#ffe600
587 nm
#ffe900
586 nm
#ffec00
585 nm
#ffef00
584 nm
#fff200
583 nm
#fff600
582 nm
#fff900
581 nm
#fffc00
580 nm
#ffff00
579 nm
#fcff00
578 nm
#f9ff00
577 nm
#f6ff00
576 nm
#f3ff00
575 nm
#f0ff00
574 nm
#edff00
573 nm
#eaff00
572 nm
#e7ff00
571 nm
#e4ff00
570 nm
#e1ff00
569 nm
#deff00
568 nm
#dbff00
567 nm
#d8ff00
566 nm
#d5ff00
565 nm
#d2ff00
564 nm
#cfff00
563 nm
#ccff00
562 nm
#c9ff00
561 nm
#c6ff00
560 nm
#c3ff00
559 nm
#c0ff00
558 nm
#bdff00
557 nm
#b9ff00
556 nm
#b6ff00
555 nm
#b3ff00
554 nm
#b0ff00
553 nm
#adff00
552 nm
#a9ff00
551 nm
#a6ff00
550 nm
#a3ff00
549 nm
#a0ff00
548 nm
#9cff00
547 nm
#99ff00
546 nm
#96ff00
545 nm
#92ff00
544 nm
#8fff00
543 nm
#8cff00
542 nm
#88ff00
541 nm
#85ff00
540 nm
#81ff00
539 nm
#7eff00
538 nm
#7bff00
537 nm
#77ff00
536 nm
#73ff00
535 nm
#70ff00
534 nm
#6cff00
533 nm
#69ff00
532 nm
#65ff00
531 nm
#61ff00
530 nm
#5eff00
529 nm
#5aff00
528 nm
#56ff00
527 nm
#52ff00
526 nm
#4eff00
525 nm
#4aff00
524 nm
#46ff00
523 nm
#42ff00
522 nm
#3eff00
521 nm
#3aff00
520 nm
#36ff00
519 nm
#31ff00
518 nm
#2dff00
517 nm
#28ff00
516 nm
#24ff00
515 nm
#1fff00
514 nm
#1aff00
513 nm
#15ff00
512 nm
#0fff00
511 nm
#09ff00
510 nm
#00ff00
509 nm
#00ff17
508 nm
#00ff28
507 nm
#00ff38
506 nm
#00ff46
505 nm
#00ff54
504 nm
#00ff61
503 nm
#00ff6e
502 nm
#00ff7b
501 nm
#00ff87
500 nm
#00ff92
499 nm
#00ff9e
498 nm
#00ffa9
497 nm
#00ffb5
496 nm
#00ffc0
495 nm
#00ffcb
494 nm
#00ffd5
493 nm
#00ffe0
492 nm
#00ffea
491 nm
#00fff5
490 nm
#00ffff
489 nm
#00fbff
488 nm
#00f7ff
487 nm
#00f3ff
486 nm
#00efff
485 nm
#00eaff
484 nm
#00e6ff
483 nm
#00e2ff
482 nm
#00deff
481 nm
#00daff
480 nm
#00d5ff
479 nm
#00d1ff
478 nm
#00cdff
477 nm
#00c8ff
476 nm
#00c4ff
475 nm
#00c0ff
474 nm
#00bbff
473 nm
#00b7ff
472 nm
#00b2ff
471 nm
#00aeff
470 nm
#00a9ff
469 nm
#00a5ff
468 nm
#00a0ff
467 nm
#009cff
466 nm
#0097ff
465 nm
#0092ff
464 nm
#008eff
463 nm
#0089ff
462 nm
#0084ff
461 nm
#007fff
460 nm
#007bff
459 nm
#0076ff
458 nm
#0071ff
457 nm
#006cff
456 nm
#0066ff
455 nm
#0061ff
454 nm
#005cff
453 nm
#0057ff
452 nm
#0051ff
451 nm
#004cff
450 nm
#0046ff
449 nm
#0041ff
448 nm
#003bff
447 nm
#0035ff
446 nm
#002fff
445 nm
#0028ff
444 nm
#0022ff
443 nm
#001bff
442 nm
#0013ff
441 nm
#000bff
440 nm
#0000ff
439 nm
#0a00ff
438 nm
#1100ff
437 nm
#1700ff
436 nm
#1d00ff
435 nm
#2300ff
434 nm
#2800ff
433 nm
#2e00ff
432 nm
#3300ff
431 nm
#3800ff
430 nm
#3d00ff
429 nm
#4200ff
428 nm
#4600ff
427 nm
#4b00ff
426 nm
#5000ff
425 nm
#5400ff
424 nm
#5900ff
423 nm
#5d00ff
422 nm
#6100ff
421 nm
#6600ff
420 nm
#6a00ff
419 nm
#6d00fb
418 nm
#6f00f8
417 nm
#7100f4
416 nm
#7400f1
415 nm
#7600ed
414 nm
#7800e9
413 nm
#7900e6
412 nm
#7b00e2
411 nm
#7c00de
410 nm
#7e00db
409 nm
#7f00d7
408 nm
#8000d3
407 nm
#8100cf
406 nm
#8100cc
405 nm
#8200c8
404 nm
#8200c4
403 nm
#8300c0
402 nm
#8300bc
401 nm
#8300b9
400 nm
#8300b5
399 nm
#8200b1
398 nm
#8200ad
397 nm
#8100a9
396 nm
#8100a5
395 nm
#8000a1
394 nm
#7f009d
393 nm
#7e0099
392 nm
#7c0095
391 nm
#7b0091
390 nm
#79008d
389 nm
#780088
388 nm
#760084
387 nm
#740080
386 nm
#72007c
385 nm
#6f0077
384 nm
#6d0073
383 nm
#6a006f
382 nm
#67006a
381 nm
#640066
380 nm
#610061

Notes

The chart above is approximated and simulated. For example, the violet colors at the end of the spectrum can only be simulated within HTML using the primary colors red, green and blue. As such, what you see above is purple and not true violet. It is essentially a myth that all colors can be represented with 3 primary colors, colors can only be simulated with primary colors.
In theory, there are a large number of wavelengths between each of these intervals of 1 nanometer. For example, you could create this chart for 0.1 of a nanometer resulting in thousands of colors. Eventually, humans can't tell the wavelengths apart as they become very similar in length.

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