Exactly... it depends on whether we are talking about additive color or subtractive color.
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If something is said to be black it means it absorbs but does not reflect any light in the visible spectrum of light. If something is white, it reflects all light
It's going on the "the color of an object is actually every color but the one you percieve" thing, in which cause, if something is black, it's because no color is being reflected from that object to your eyes, and therefore that object absorbs/contains all color. (And white means no colors are absorbed)
Black is the absent of all colors. It absorbs rather than reflects. Darkness is the absence of light and we see it black. Idk who told you black contains all colors.
Black DYE contains every color because it absorbs all wavelengths and reflects none. Red dye for example, contains every color except red so we see the red being reflected off. White DYE contains no color (but shouldn't it be clear?) because it reflects all wavelengths.
Black LIGHT doesn't exist because there is no color. White LIGHT contains all colors.
The hexcode for black is #000000, which means there is zero color, while the hexcode for white is #ffffff, which means all six digits are full...sorry, im a graphic design geek. dont hate im just spreating my knowledge
White light has every color, but white dye has no color.
Black LIGHT doesn't exist because there is no color. White LIGHT contains all colors.