Archive for the 'Purple' Category

2nd June 2007

Julie’s colour scheme

This is very exciting as we have received our first submitted colour scheme, so thanks to Julie for the following:

Colour block: #204e77
#204e77
Colour block: #a99a89
#a99a89
Colour block: #7d6488
#7d6488
Colour block: #5d1f22
#5d1f22
Colour block: #ffaa01
#ffaa01

There is just one accessible pairing of colours in this selection:

1. #5d1f22 and #ffaa01 Example 1.1 Example 1.2

I would therefore suggest changing the orange for white and maybe lightening the taupe a bit, to give the following:

Colour block: #204e77
#204e77
Colour block: #cfc7bd
#cfc7bd
Colour block: #7d6488
#7d6488
Colour block: #5d1f22
#5d1f22
Colour block: #ffffff
#ffffff

And these accessible combinations:

1. #ffffff and #204e77 Example 1.1 Example 1.2
2. #ffffff and #7d6488 Example 2.1 Example 2.2
3. #ffffff and #5d1f22 Example 3.1 Example 3.2
4. #cfc7bd and #204e77 Example 4.1 Example 4.2
5. #cfc7bd and #5d1f22 Example 5.1 Example 5.2

Of course there are other ways of increasing the contrast between the suggested colours - instead of bringing in the white I could have chosen a lighter shade of orange so that it would work with the blue. Thanks again for the suggestion, keep them coming!

4th February 2007

Blue, purple and pink

Colour block: #1e444e
#1e444e
Colour block: #3f2358
#3f2358
Colour block: #bc85a8
#bc85a8
Colour block: #f4d5e8
#f4d5e8
Colour block: #ffffff
#ffffff

This colour scheme combines striking blue and purple with subtler pinks. Accessible pairings of colours are as follows:

1. #1e444e and #ffffff Example 1.1 Example 1.2
2. #3f2358 and #ffffff Example 2.1 Example 2.2
3. #1e444e and #f4d5e8 Example 3.1 Example 3.2
4. #3f2358 and #f4d5e8 Example 4.1 Example 4.2

14th January 2007

Purples

Colour block: #000000
#000000
Colour block: #5d396c
#5d396c
Colour block: #7d6488
#7d6488
Colour block: #b5b0b8
#b5b0b8
Colour block: #ffffff
#ffffff

This colour scheme is predominantly purple, with colours with adequate contrast against black and white for various options of how to present the content of the website. Accessible pairings of colours are as follows:

1. #000000 and #ffffff Example 1.1 Example 1.2
2. #000000 and #b5b0b8 Example 2.1 Example 2.2
3. #ffffff and #5D396C Example 3.1 Example 3.2