hexachromatic adjective4 •Able to distinguish six distinct colors.Most of us, they assert, are “hexachromatic”. We see red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. — 1927 •Having six independent channels or dimensions for characterizing color information.The scale contains 493 separate sensations, which are structurally hexachromatic and visually colourless. — 1894 •Composed of or based on six colors.Some digital presses can print special colours, or use PMS (PANTONE Matching System) colours to provide hexachromatic enhancement of images. — 2004 •Having six different pitch classesThese divisors generate what may be called pentachromatic, pentenharmonic, hexachromatic, and hexenharmonic genera. — 1993