The human eye can distinguish about 10 million different colours.
Why it is true
The human retina has three types of cones, cells sensitive to red, green and blue light. The combination of signals from these three cell types allows the brain to distinguish about 10 million different colours. Some people have a fourth type of cone and distinguish even more.
Source: Nature
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