Between which two primary colours does violet lie on the colour wheel?

Correct answer: Blue and red

The governing concept is the placement and formation of secondary colours. Violet is made by mixing the primary colours blue and red, so it lies between blue and red on the traditional colour wheel. Option C is therefore correct, even though the pair is written in the reverse order often used in colour-wheel diagrams. Yellow and blue produce green, red and yellow produce orange, and green with orange is not a primary pair.