Cyan Cyan Cyan ( or rarely, ) is a greenish-blue color. It is evoked by light with a predominant wavelength of between 490520 nm, between the wavelengths of green and blue. In the subtractive color system, or CMYK (subtractive), which can be overlaid to produce all colors in paint and color printing, cyan is one of the primary colors, along with magenta, yellow, and black. In the additive color system, or RGB (additive) color model, used to create all the colors on a computer or television display, cyan is made by mixing equal amounts of green and blue light. Cyan is
Light blue Other Light blue The first recorded use of "light blue" as a color term in English is in the year 1915. In Russian and some other languages, there is no single word for blue, but rather different words for light blue (голубой, goluboy) and dark blue (синий, siniy). The ancient Greek word for a light blue, "glaukos", also could mean light green, gray, or yellow. In Modern Hebrew, light blue, "tchelet" (תכלת) is differentiated from blue, "kachol" (כחול). In Modern Greek, light blue, "galazio" (γαλάζιο) is also differentiated from blue, "ble" (μπλε). Cartography Flags Gender Interior design School colors Sports