> Black overpowers everything else This is the key idea of the article - very high contrast is powerful visually, and you should avoid too high contrast if tha

> Black overpowers everything else This is the key idea of the article - very high contrast is powerful visually, and you should avoid too high contrast if that isn't what you want. This can be good advice, but realize that #000 is not pure black (colors on the screen are also colors in the environment, so they may get reflection or be emitting light, even if they are displaying #000), and some users may prefer or need high contrast for accessibility, especially in very bright environments. But if you want to see the closest to pure black you can get, go to a total eclipse - that disk of the moon surrounded by the sun's corona was _amazing_! Such an intense contrast, and it really did overpower everything else. And yes, even that isn't "pure black" - but it sure felt like it!