Hue in AP Psychology

Definition

Hue is one of the main properties of color, defined by a particular wavelength within the visible light spectrum. It's what we commonly refer to as "color" (red, blue, green etc.).

Related terms

Saturation: Saturation refers to the intensity or purity of a color. A highly saturated color is vivid and bright while less saturated colors appear more washed-out or pale.

Value:

Value refers to how light or dark a color is. Lighter values are referred to as tints while darker ones are called shades.

Chroma: Chroma describes the purity of a hue when compared with pure white; high chroma hues are vivid and low chroma hues are dull.