A laser projector whose color system can independently control the amount of red, green and blue light. These three components are combined to produce the final beam. This technique provides a wide range of colors.

RGB projectors can use different methods, including scanner color, AOMs and PCAOMs.

The term should not be used for color boxes or other methods which provide only eight basic colors. An RGB projector implies a wide range of colors due to being able to vary how much red, green and blue is used. The term also implies high-speed color control, so different parts of a scanned image can have different colors.