primary colour

Other forms: primary colours

Definitions of primary colour

1. noun

   any of three colors from which all others can be obtained by mixing
   synonyms: primary color

   types:

   primary color for pigments, primary colour for pigments

   any of three pigments from which all colors can be obtained by mixing

   primary color for light, primary colour for light

   any of three primary colors of light from which all colors can be obtained by additive mixing

   primary subtractive color for light, primary subtractive colour for light

   any of the three colors that give the primary colors for light after subtraction from white light

   type of:

   color, coloring, colour, colouring

   a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect