Using different ratios of the three fundamental colours of light (red, green and blue), you can make any colour. This is called additive mixing and is used in stage lighting, televisions, and even your cell phone screen. When combined equally, they produce white light.
The three fundamental pigments are magenta, cyan, and yellow. These three pigments (along with black and white) are used to create the palette of colours that artists use. Pigments reflect light and when they are mixed, colour is subtracted. When the three fundamental pigments are mixed, all colour is subtracted and you get black!
