What are the primary colors of vision associated with the cones in the human eye?

The primary colors of vision associated with the cones in the human eye are red, green, and blue. This is based on the trichromatic theory of color vision, which posits that there are three types of cone photoreceptors in the retina, each sensitive to different wavelengths of light corresponding to these colors.

When light hits the cones, they respond in varying degrees to different wavelengths. The simultaneous activation of these cones allows us to perceive a wide spectrum of colors, as our brain interprets the combination of signals from the red, green, and blue cones. This foundational concept explains how we perceive color through additive color mixing, where combining different intensities of red, green, and blue light produces various colors.

While other combinations mentioned, such as cyan, magenta, and yellow or red, yellow, and blue, may refer to different color mixing theories or models (like subtractive color mixing), they do not accurately represent the cone-based color perception system utilized in human vision.