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Where does black fall on the color spectrum? A color scientist explains

  • Written by Michael J. Murdoch, Associate Professor of Color Science, Rochester Institute of Technology
imageYou perceive electromagnetic radiation in the form of light in all the colors of the rainbow.MirageC/Movement via Getty Images

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