a) A color wheel of basic pigments. All the hues of the rainbow encircle the cone’s perimeter. b) The wavelength of the color which allows color to be distinguished such as red, blue, and green. Often used synonymously with the term tint. It is the dominant wavelength which distinguishes a color such as red, yellow, etc. Most commonly, video hue is influenced by a camera’s white balance or scene lighting. Video color processors, such as the Video Equalizer, are the main tools used to adjust and correct hue problems. c) One of the three characteristics of television color. Hue is the actual color that appears on the screen. See Chroma and Luminance.

d) Attribute of a visual sensation according to which an area appears to be similar to one of the perceived colors, red, yellow, green, and blue, or to a combination of two of them.