Perception of Colour

Perception Definition: 

Perception of Colour 

The perception of colour is subjective and can be different from person to person. It can be defined how a person reacts and sees a colour. This can be based both on existing knowledge and visually. There are many contributing factors that can alter colour perception such as light. For example in low light conditions green objects can appear brighter than red objects would if you compare their relative brightness in stronger brightness. Most colours appear less red or green and more blue or yellow as intensity of light increases.

Perception of colour can also can also be affected by the psychology of colour. This involves aesthetic and psychological responses to colour and influences contextually such as art and fashion etc. Physical and emotional sensations can also alter our perception. An example of this includes the idea red can be associated as a 'warm' colour and blue is considered a 'cold' colour. We can also associate colours with moods blue being 'sad.'

This shows there are many aspects and different ways of perceiving colour which can also be personal or not. Others aspects that may alter perception include colour harmony, preferences and symbolism.

Colour blindness is a common example of colour perception being altered. This is often resultant in seeing what a colour is completely differently, for example seeing an object as a different colour to reality. 

An example colour vision test