What are the basic and primary colors?

The primary colours for light are: red, green and blue. Mixing the light from all 3 primary colours forms white light. Secondary colours are formed by mixing lights from just two of the 3 primary colours. red+green= yellow red+blue= magenta green+blue= cyan

Almost all visible colors can be obtained by the additive color mixing of three colors. If the three colors of light can be mixed to produce white, they are called primary colors and the standard additive primary colors are red, green and blue. Two colors that produce white when added together are called complementary. The color complementary to a primary color is called a secondary color. The complementary or secondary colors for red, green and blue are cyan, magenta and yellow respectively. These three colors are often referred to as the subtractive primary colors. When the three are combined in subtractive color mixing, they produce black.

Red, Green and blue are the elements of light. By combining these colours ie. the television can make any colour. It is called an additive mixture. Red, Green and blue added together will make white light. Mixing you colors with paint in school is a subtractive mixture. In print they will use CMY. Cyan, Magenta and yellow. In a subtractive mix, the white light will hit the print. If the print is white, all light is reflected from it. If it is Black, no light is reflected (in theory). According to the colors, different wavelengths of the light will be reflected from it and others will not. And then there is the RYB, that is used in arts and in school. Mostly no technical usage, but is good for painting.

RED, GREEN AND BLUE! Yellow is a combination of red and green! Magneta (Violet) is a combination of red and blue! Cyan (Aqua) is a combination of blue and green! Haven't you ever heard of RGB (red, green and blue) or CYMK (cyan, magenta, yellow, and key (black)? And that stuff that they tought you is school is nonsense!

You're both right! The primary colors OF LIGHT are red, blue, and green. When mixing light, you are adding colors. The primary colors of pigment are magenta, cyan, and yellow. Mixing pigments subtracts color. It's an often confusing situation, but it's a fact nonetheless.

primary colours are red, blue, yellow. this pic helps http://www.helenhudspith.com/resources/graphics/colour_wheel.gif

yellow red and blue = primary green purple and orange = secondary

ya yellow red blue are primary colours

red, yellow and blue..and your right :) they are basic colors which cannot be created by mixing other colors.