ನೀಲಿಯು ಮಾನವನು ಬೆಳಕಿನ ಸುಮಾರು ೪೦೦-೪೯೦ ನ್ಯಾನೊಮೀಟರ್‍ನ ತರಾಂತರ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯ ತರಂಗಗಳನ್ನು ಕಂಡಾಗ ಅನುಭವಿಸುವ ಬಣ್ಣ.

Blue is one of the three primary colours in the RYB colour model, as well as in the RGB (additive) colour model. It lies between violet and cyan on the spectrum of visible light. The term blue generally describes colours perceived by humans observing light with a dominant wavelength that’s between approximately 450 and 495 nanometres. Most blues contain a slight mixture of other colours; azure contains some green, while ultramarine contains some violet. The clear daytime sky and the deep sea appear blue because of an optical effect known as Rayleigh scattering. An optical effect called the Tyndall effect explains blue eyes. Distant objects appear more blue because of another optical effect called aerial perspective.