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User Motivation Determines the Best Color Scheme for Your Website

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Re: User Motivation Determines the Best Color Scheme for Your Website

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Utter bullshit. The original background color of websites was #c0c0c0, the same default color grey used in desktop apps. It was a big to-do, switching that default. The reason most sites are blue is because the human eye is better able to distinguish shades of blue. Also, a significant % of people are red/green colorblind.

Re: User Motivation Determines the Best Color Scheme for Your Website

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post #3

Utter bullshit. The original background color of websites was #c0c0c0, the same default color grey used in desktop apps. It was a big to-do, switching that default. The reason most sites are blue is because the human eye is better able to distinguish shades of blue. Also, a significant % of people are red/green colorblind.

I think blue is also a colour that inspires trust across cultures, which is why blue is so prevalent

Re: User Motivation Determines the Best Color Scheme for Your Website

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One must take in consideration the environment of their users. Try to look at a white screen while being in dark place. It hurts.

I believe that is more the function of brightness and contrast than colour. I mean, other than really dark colours, any colour with high brightness hurts in a dark environment
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