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This is what happens when you mix [[Color Coded for Your Convenience]] with [[Lucky Seven]]. Not only is a color motif used, but the specific colors involved are {{color|red|rred}}, {{color|orange|oorange}}, {{color|yellow|yyellow}}, {{color|green|ggreen}}, {{color|blue|bblue}}, {{color|indigo|iindigo}}, and {{color|purple|vviolet}}. These are often identified as the colors of the [[Everythings Better With Rainbows|rainbow]].
 
This trope was started by [[Isaac Newton]], who really wanted there to be exactly seven colors to match the number of musical notes, the number of planets ([[Science Marches On|then]]) known to be in our solar system, and days of the week. Isaac was wrong about this one, but since he was such a famous scientist, the belief that the visible light spectrum could be separated into exactly seven parts was widely held for a long time. This gave rise to the popular mnemonic "Roy G. Biv", a person's name constructed from the first letter of each color in order. Another mnemonic, more popular in Britain, is "[[Wars of the Roses|Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain]]".
 
Indigo is generally considered the odd man out among the seven, due to it simply being a dark blue<ref> There is evidence to suggest that Isaac Newton in fact considered the shade that we consider to be blue to be indigo, while ''cyan'' is what he considered to be blue</ref>. If the creator needs a few more colors to round out the cast, '''black''' and {{color|silver|wwhite}} are common additions. Alternatively, some creators opt to branch out into the non-visible parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, such as infrared and ultraviolet. Curiously, {{color|cyan|ccyan}} is missing, creating a conspicuous gap between the primaries green and blue, while indigo and violet replace {{color|magenta|mmagenta}} between red and blue <ref> (magenta is an odd color; usually if an object reflects multiple pure colors, your brain sees the average color reflected, but if only the edges of spectrum are being reflected, ie red and violet\blue, your brain sees it as magenta rather than green)</ref>. For printing inks and finer art, cyan, magenta, and yellow are the primary colors.
 
'''Example:''' The [[Seven Deadly Sins]] - {{color|red|WWrath}}, {{color|orange|GGluttony}}, {{color|yellow|GGreed}}, {{color|green|EEnvy}}, {{color|blue|SSloth}}, {{color|indigo|LLust}}, {{color|purple|PPride}}.
 
Another way to think of this trope is [[Chromatic Arrangement]] plus four extra colors.
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* This forms the motif of the seven princesses in ''[[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch]]'', with pink, aqua, and deep blue subbing in for red, blue, and indigo, respectively. The second opening of the anime is even called "Rainbow Notes".
* The Seven Rainbow Crystals in ''[[Sailor Moon]]''. Fought over in the correct spectral order, needless to say.
* [[One Piece]]'s Straw Hat Pirates somewhat, the first 7. {{color|red|LLuffy}}, {{color|orange|NNami}}, {{color|yellow|UUsopp}}, {{color|green|ZZoro}}, {{color|blue|SSanji}}, {{color|indigo|RRobin}} (Actually purple), {{color|violet|CChopper}} (Actually pink). Later {{color|cyan|FFranky}} and Brook are introduced.
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh GX'' has Johan Andersen and the seven Gem Beasts, all of whom are needed to summon Rainbow Dragon.
 
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* The song ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf33ueRXMzQ Roy G. Biv]'' by [[They Might Be Giants]] is named after the mnemonic.
* The Boards of Canada song "Roygbiv".
* The Abyss tracks of [[Sound Horizon]]'s ''Elysion'' are all color coded: {{color|purple|AArk}}, {{color|blue|BBaroque}}, {{color|green|YYield}}, {{color|orange|SSacrifice}}, and {{color|red|SStardust}}.
 
 
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* The color of {{spoiler|the sky in each dimension}} in ''[[Eversion]]'' follows the Roy G. Biv pattern turned inside out: Cyan, Blue, Indigo, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red, and Purple.
* In various ''Zelda'' games, the Seven Sages are split up this way. The same goes of the Lokomo Spirits in ''[[The Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks]]''.
* In ''[[Turgor (Video Game)|The Void]]'', Color is a substance, and comes in seven varieties, six of which correspond to the classical spectrum colors -- {{color|red|CCrimson}}, {{color|orange|AAmber}}, {{color|yellow|GGold}}, {{color|green|EEmerald}}, {{color|blue|AAzure}}, and {{color|purple|VViolet}}. Indigo is traded for {{color|gray|SSilver}}.
* ''[[Photopia]]'' uses the colors of the rainbow as title cards and each section has text in the same color as the current title. The order of colors is: Red, Sea Blue, Gold, Sky Blue, Green, Violet. {{spoiler|And then the very last section reveals that the titular Photopia is a device designed to entertain infants by displaying rainbows of color.}}
 
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