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Is Black a colour or a shade?

Updated: 10/5/2023
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For the purposes of making pictures, and such, yes, black is a colour. One way it can be formed is by mixing the following:

blue + green = cyan

red + blue = magenta

cyan + magenta + yellow = black

In technical/physical terms, black is the absence of light. What you see reflected back by mixing the colors above fools the eye into seeing black.

For more detailed information see the excellent articles available by typing "colours" into your search box.

Answer two:

I say black is an illusion of the mind

In scientific terms, black is not a true color, it is what we see when an object has no colour whatsoever. Conversely, white is what we see when something contains a full spectrum of colours.

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Because you can use any of the Primary Colors (RED, BLUE, & YELLOW) to make it.

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it is a colour

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yes black is a color

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