color-wavelengths

Color Wavelengths

Color Wavelength (mμ) Frequency, cps
Red 800-650 400-470 million million
Orange 640-590 470-520 million million
Yellow 580-550 520-590 million million
Green 530-490 590-650 million million
Blue 480-460 650-700 million million
Indigo 450-440 700-760 million million
Violet 430-390 760-800 million million

"According to two recent studies in molecular biology, a difference of a single amino acid - the minimum genetic difference between two people - can cause a perceptible difference in color vision."

– Charles Riley