What Color Does Chlorophyll Absorb the Most

What Color Does Chlorophyll Absorb The Most?

Chlorophyll a absorbs violet and orange light the most. Chlorophyll b absorbs mostly blue and yellow light. They both also absorb light of other wavelengths with less intensity.Apr 5, 2015

What color does chlorophyll absorb best?

Chlorophyll absorbs light most strongly in the blue portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, followed by the red portion. Conversely, it is a poor absorber of green and near-green portions of the spectrum, hence the green color of chlorophyll-containing tissues.
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