Color sequential display where each sub-frame is illuminated by a secondary color backlight followed by illumination with the complementary primary color backlight

A color sequential control method adapted to a field sequential color display is provided. The field sequential color display includes a display panel and a backlight module. The backlight module provides a backlight source to the display panel, wherein the backlight source includes a red backlight, a green backlight and a blue backlight. The color sequential control method includes following steps. First, a frame period of the display panel is sequentially divided into a first, a second and a third sub-frame periods. Next, a cyan backlight and the red backlight are provided in sequence during a first backlight period of the first sub-frame period. Then, a magenta backlight and the green backlight are provided in sequence during a second backlight period of the second sub-frame period. Finally, a yellow backlight and the blue backlight are provided in sequence during a third backlight period of the third sub-frame period.