a color electrophoretic display including a plurality of cells each containing electrophoretic particles . each of the cells in the plurality is capable of displaying at least one of three selected primary colors , when the particles in the cell are moved from a first rest position to a second display position on the cell . an electrode is coupled to each of the cells and is operative when biased to move the particles from the first rest position to the second display position thereby displaying primary colors in the second display position and causing the display to provide full color capability according to particle position in the cells .