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on 17 Jan 2009 04:26

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Colours of the rainbow

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Do you ever get bored of organising your music collection in alphabetical order? Me too. Then why not try something different and organise them by virtue of the electromagnetic spectrum!?

It's such an exciting idea that I've started already! People put a lot of psychology into colours, so I've included examples of what these colours are supposed to represent. You can decide if that's what they were really going for with they chose such colours for an album... or not.

Red

Wavelength: 750 - 610 nm
Complementary Colour: Blue
Emotions: Excitement, Stimulation, Appetite
Represents: Prostitution, Communism, Stop, Hell, Rage, Danger
Famous Red things! London Buses, poppies, blood, roses

Orange

Wavelength: 610 - 590 nm
Complementary Colour: Indigo
Emotions: Creativity, Socialising, Fun
Represents: Fire, flamboyance, flair, warning
Famous Orange things! Oranges, The Sun, Holland, Carrots

Yellow

Wavelength: 590 - 570 nm
Complementary Colour: Violet
Emotions: Confidence, Stimulant
Represents: Cowardice, Caution, Warmth
Famous Yellow things! Bananas, Sulphur, Judas Iscariot

Green

Wavelength: 570 - 500 nm
Complementary Colour: Red
Emotions: Balance, Harmony, Tolerance
Represents: Nature, Money, Sickness, Envy
Famous Green things! Chlorophyll, Emeralds, Libya,

Blue

Wavelength: 500 - 450 nm
Complementary Colour: Red
Emotions: Calm, Relaxing, Communication
Represents: Depression, Sadness, Water, Royalty, Capitalism, Males
Famous Blue things! The Sky, Whales, Police Sirens, Italy

Indigo

Wavelength: 450 - 425 nm
Complementary Colour: Orange
Emotions: Sedative, Ethereal, Divinity
Represents: Spirituality, Aura,
Famous Indigo things! Dye...

Violet

Wavelength: 425 - 400 nm
Complementary Colour: Yellow
Emotions: Purifying, Dignity, Awareness
Represents: Luxury, Harmony
Famous Violet things! Violets, The end of the visible electromagnetic spectrum