What are the properties of Red/Green/Blue that make them the primary colors for light? Are they the only set of three colors that could combine to make all other colors?

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And I have the same question for pigment primary colors (magenta/cyan/yellow).

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It’s not so much a property of the colors as it is a property of our eyes.

Our eyes have sensors in them that detect red, green, and blue light. As well as sensors detecting light intensity, or black and white.

Many animals have different eyes, but humans built screens that worked with theirs.

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