ɐ kˈɑːmən pɹˈæktɪs ɪz tə ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛnt ðə kˈɑːmplɛks ˈɑːɹɡjuːmənt, , ˈɔːlsoʊ nˈoʊn æz "fˈeɪz" ɔːɹ "ˈæŋɡəl"wɪð ɐ hjˈuː fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə kˈʌlɚ wˈiːl, ænd ðə mˈæɡnɪtˌuːd baɪ ˈʌðɚ mˈiːnz, sˈʌtʃ ɐz bɹˈaɪtnəs ɔːɹ sˌætʃɚɹˈeɪʃən.
A common practice is to represent the complex argument, , (also known as "phase" or "angle") with a hue following the color wheel, and the magnitude by other means, such as brightness or saturation.