Color vision

Trichromacy

(Trichromatic vision)

Color vision where all perceived hues are created by mixtures of three primary colors (e.g. red, green, & blue). Trichromacy is a photoreceptor-level understanding of color perception.

Wavelength sensitivities illustrated on the spectrum of perceivable colors of trichromacy. Wavelength sensitivities illustrated on the spectrum of perceivable colors of trichromacy.

Sources:

  1. Thomas Norton, David Corliss, James Bailey (2020). The Psychophysical Measurement of Visual Function. 1st edition. Butterworth-Heinemann. Pages 219, 221
  2. Vicki Bruce, Patrick R. Green, Mark A. Georgeson (2003). Visual Perception. 4th edition. Psychology Press. Pages 19-20
  3. Light. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light
  4. Spectral sensitivity. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectral_sensitivity