hue
/ˈhju/
the pure spectrum color independent of saturation or brightness
hue in a sentence
“The hue shifted from blue to violet across the gradient.”
Origin of hue
Old English hiw 'appearance, form, beauty'
Related Words
saturation
the intensity or purity of a color
luminance
the perceived brightness of a color
complementary
colors opposite each other on the color wheel
analogous
colors adjacent to each other on the color wheel
triadic
three colors equally spaced on the color wheel
monochromatic
variations of a single hue in different values