Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
• There is only one type of rod and this responds strongly to bluish-
green light
•Cones are divided into three categories, each of which has a
different sensitivity to light
• There are red light receptors, green light receptors and blue light
receptors.
• These cone sensitivities support the trichromatic theory as all
colours of the visible spectrum can be seen by mixing the 3
primary colours (red, blue and green)
•White objects reflect all colours to eye, black absorbs all colours
so no light to the eye.
Wavelengths of light absorbed by
different cones
Colour Blindness