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  • Color wheel
    colour
    / Tristimulus measurement and chromaticity diagrams

    The achromatic point is the central point at x = 1/3, y = 1/3 (shown as W in the figure), where visually perceived white is located (as well as the pure grays and black, which vary only in the magnitude of the luminance Y).

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    The achromatic point is the central point at x = 1/3, y = 1/3 (shown as W in the figure), where visually perceived white is located (as well as the pure grays and black, which vary only in the magnitude of the luminance Y).

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