Mand125 t1_jadlj4f wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:55 PM

Reply to comment by breckenridgeback in Eli5 why do we perceive red+blue as purple? by YYM7

I’ve seen different data presented, I’m not sure I can explain the discrepancy.

breckenridgeback t1_jadn8ck wrote on February 28, 2023 at 6:05 PM

My guess is that you're thinking of some sort of opponent-process model or something like the CIELAB space. But neither of those corresponds to the physical response curves of cones.