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  • red

    The colour at the long-wavelength outer edge of the visible rainbow.

  • orange

    A colour between red and yellow.

  • yellow

    A colour between orange and green.

  • green

    A colour between yellow and blue.

  • blue

    A colour between green and violet.

  • indigo

    A traditional rainbow colour between blue and violet.

  • violet

    The colour at the short-wavelength inner edge of the visible rainbow.

English rainbow colours

A rainbow is a continuous spectrum. These are the seven traditional colour names, rather than seven sharply separated bands.