Blue
1st edition — by Patrick McNeil — Jan. 20, 2006
The Design Element
The color blue is perhaps one of the safest colors to use for a web site.
It can apply to nearly any subject simply because blue is one of the most
well liked colors. Have you ever heard someone say they universally don't
like blue? Blue is calming, safe, and feels very trustworthy; this is perfect
for the web, where you never know who to trust. The color blue can be used
to your advantage in countless ways. Take a look through the list of connotations
below, the color offers everything from patriotism and superiority, to sadness
and depression!
Connotations of blue : Patriotism, stability, power, trustworthiness,
conservative, water, coolness, fun, cold, defeat, trouble, calm, strong,
steadfast, light, friendly, confident, safe, corporate, intelligence, unity,
sad, depression, old-fashioned, mourning, richness, superiority, truthful,
loyal, faithful, noble, scholarly, unexpected, harmony, unity, clean, and
technology.
Sample Usage
Links
Genopal (Color pallet creation software)
COLOURlovers (Excellent color pallet collections)
Kuler - pallet builder from Adobe /
ColorBlender.com (The
best tool I have found for easily creating beautiful color pallets)
Great color browsing resource (Named colors, by hue, etc)
Color
Scheme Generator
Color
Blender (On MeyerWeb)
Color In Motion
Color Schemer Online v2
Color Schemer Gallery
Color Symbolism
