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in thread How many colors does a rainbow have?

Nothing is ever described as being indigo in color.

The Dinosaur Whiteboard strip 569 gives a counterexample.

Chemists Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Richter named indium after its indigo spectral lines.
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Re^3: How many colors does a rainbow have?
by no_slogan (Deacon) on May 10, 2017 at 15:12 UTC
    Fine. Nothing is ever described as being indigo in color, except that particular section of the visible spectrum.
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      You don't even need to make that exception. They named it after its spectral lines, not because it looked 'indigo'.

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        I thought indigo was named for the plant of the same name. (Or did I miss the point?)

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