primary color for light

Definitions of primary color for light

1. noun

   any of three primary colors of light from which all colors can be obtained by additive mixing
   “the primary colors for light are red, blue, and green”

   synonyms: primary colour for light

   types:

   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:

   primary color, primary colour

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