1. A direct-view display system for producing images comprising narrow bandwidth colors, the system comprising: a plurality of narrow-band light sources including a first light source configured to selectively emit light in a first narrow band and a second narrow band; a plurality of pixels, each pixel in the plurality of pixels comprising a first liquid crystal element configured to selectively control transmission intensity of light received from the first light source; and a control mechanism configured to display a first image during a first image frame and to display a second image during a second image frame by: instructing the first light source to sequentially emit the light in the first narrow band during the first image frame and to emit the light in the second narrow band during the second image frame, and selectively instructing the first liquid crystal element to pass a first intensity of the light from the first light source during the first frame and to pass a second intensity of the light during the second frame, wherein each of the first narrow band and the second narrow band have a bandwidth that is less than or equal to 50 nanometers, wherein the control mechanism operable to adjust a center frequency from being within an emission spectrum of a first narrow bandwidth color to being within another emission spectrum of a second narrow bandwidth color, the center frequency being associated with a center color, wherein the first narrow band is associated with the first narrow bandwidth color and the second narrow band is associated with the second narrow bandwidth color, and wherein the first narrow band and the second narrow band are selected so that the first narrow bandwidth color and the second narrow bandwidth color can be interpreted as substantially a same color by a user.