What are the main colours: cyan-magenta-yellow or red-green-blue or red-yellow-blue?

In primary school I learned that the main colors are red-yellow-blue.

In the secondary (graphics training) that the primary colors are red-green-blue and that the secondary colors are cyan-magenta-yellow.

Now my family claims that red-yellow-blue are the main colors. What is correct now?

Asker: Herbert, 27 years old

Answer

It all depends on whether you mix light or dyes.

This is nicely explained at:

http://home.att.net/~RTRUSCIO/COLORSYS.htm

What are the main colours: cyan-magenta-yellow or red-green-blue or red-yellow-blue?

Answered by

Prof Walter Lauriks

Physics Acoustics

Catholic University of Leuven
Old Market 13 3000 Leuven
https://www.kuleuven.be/

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