Are the colours we can’t see actually colours?

Ullswater rainbow … what about the bits we can't see? Photograph: Misha/Alamy

We see a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum as colours. Do the parts we can’t see have colour? If not, why not? If they do, can they be described in a way we can comprehend?

David Taylor, Spancil Hill, County Clare, Ireland

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