Please name the various colours of spectrums of light in order please.?

Question

Please name the various colours of spectrums of light in order please.?

Answer 1

Previous answer is correct, but I learned them in reverse order:

R O Y G B I V.  

For those familiar with English history (those Brits of a certain generation!) the following mnemonic may help -

Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain.  Of course, if you've never heard of the Wars of the Roses and the tragic end of Richard III at the battle of Bosworth then it's not a lot of help.

Answer 2

violet

indigo

blue

green

yellow

orange

red