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Well, it depends.

If you have a perfectly blue item that reflects no other color, and your light source has a Wratten 61 dark green filter that passes no other color, the object will appear black. You're probably not set up that way, though.

If you have just an ordinary blue thing, and you illuminate it with a green light bulb you bought at a hardware store, the object will be bluish-green. The blue thing reflects all colors--blue mostly, but all colors to some extent--and the green light has some of all colors of light because, after all, it's just got to look green to be satisfactory.

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What colour will a green object be if only blue light was shone on it?

Black, because the blue light would be absorbed into the object's pigment and as there is no green light to reflect, the object would appear black.


What happens when a blue light shines on a green object?

When a blue light shines on a green object, the green object will absorb some of the blue light and reflect the remaining green light. This is because the green object absorbs light of complementary colors, in this case blue, and reflects light of its own color, green.


Why an object that is blue in white light would appear grey or black in green light?

An object that appears blue in white light does so because it absorbs all colors except blue, reflecting blue light. However, in green light, which does not contain any blue light, the object cannot reflect blue light and would therefore appear grey or black as it does not have any other color to reflect in the green light.


What color would a blue object appear through a green filter?

A blue object would appear darker when viewed through a green filter because the green filter would absorb some of the blue light that the object reflects, resulting in a more subdued color.


What colour would a blue object look like if a yellow light were shone on it?

It's called "A Blue Object" because when light of many colors falls on it, it reflects the blue light toward your eyes and absorbs all the other colors, including yellow. So if yellow light is the only light falling on it, the light is all absorbed, none is reflected to your eyes, and the object appears black.

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What colour will a green object be if only blue light was shone on it?

Black, because the blue light would be absorbed into the object's pigment and as there is no green light to reflect, the object would appear black.


What happens when a blue light shines on a green object?

When a blue light shines on a green object, the green object will absorb some of the blue light and reflect the remaining green light. This is because the green object absorbs light of complementary colors, in this case blue, and reflects light of its own color, green.


Why an object that is blue in white light would appear grey or black in green light?

An object that appears blue in white light does so because it absorbs all colors except blue, reflecting blue light. However, in green light, which does not contain any blue light, the object cannot reflect blue light and would therefore appear grey or black as it does not have any other color to reflect in the green light.


What colour will blue be in a green light?

Blue what ? ! ? Do you mean an object that appears blue in white light ? Such an object appears black in green light.


What color would a blue object appear through a green filter?

A blue object would appear darker when viewed through a green filter because the green filter would absorb some of the blue light that the object reflects, resulting in a more subdued color.


What colour would a blue object look like if a yellow light were shone on it?

It's called "A Blue Object" because when light of many colors falls on it, it reflects the blue light toward your eyes and absorbs all the other colors, including yellow. So if yellow light is the only light falling on it, the light is all absorbed, none is reflected to your eyes, and the object appears black.


What colour would a yellow object look in blue light?

In blue light, a yellow object would appear dark or black because yellow absorbs blue light and reflects other colors. This means that the object wouldn't reflect any of the blue light, making it appear dark.


What would a green object look like through a blue filter and why?

A green object viewed through a blue filter would appear darker or black because the blue filter would absorb most of the green light, allowing very little to pass through. This lack of green light reaching our eyes makes the object appear darker and alters its color.


What color is an opaque object that absorbs green light?

An opaque object that absorbs green light would appear magenta, which is the complementary color to green. This is because the object absorbs green light and reflects red and blue wavelengths, which combine to produce magenta.


What colour will a green object look like in blue light?

A green object will appear dark or black under blue light because it does not reflect blue light well. Green objects absorb blue light, resulting in little to no reflection of this color.


What would a green object look like in a magenta light?

A pure green object would reflect the green third of the spectrum, and absorb the red and blue portions. Magenta light is composed of red and blue waves so they would be absorbed by the green object. Therefore, in theory, a green object would appear neutral, virtually black. But this assumes that all the colors are very pure and perfectly balanced. This is unlikely, so the object would most likely look near neutral with some color skewing one way or another.


What happens when white light strikes a red opaque object. What about blue light. red light. violet light?

When white light strikes a red object, the object would appear red. The object would have reflected the red light within the white light while all other colours would have been absorbed. When blue light strikes a red object, it would appear black as there is no red light in blue light as it is a primary colour. As a result, the blue light would be completely absorbed by the red object. So no light would be reflected from the object. When violet light strikes a red object, it would appear red, as violet is a combination of blue and red light. The blue light would be absorbed while the red light would be reflected. It is good to learn and revise the light spectrum and primary and secondary light colours. Primary light colours are: Red, Green and Blue Secondary light colours are: Yellow, Cyan and Violet The combinations are: Red + Green = Yellow Green + Blue = Cyan Blue + Red = Violet (or Magenta depending on how you have been taught)