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I can't show you how pink this pink is.
Tom Scott
Tom Scott explains why a vivid pink pigment by artist Stuart Semple cannot be fully shown on a screen, and touches on the dispute over exclusive rights to the blackest black pigment. It is a short explainer on color gamuts and pigment politics.
Cited as an example of colors too vibrant for monitors and pigments outside the sRGB gamut.
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