Nanostructures of various shapes and sizes scatter different wavelengths, but they typically scatter high-energy wavelengths most easily — making blue the most common structural color.

各种各样结构和大小的纳米结构散射不同波长的光，一般而言散射高能量的波长是最容易的——这使蓝色成为最常见的一种结构性颜色。