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Side topic: There is an abundance of Magenta/Purple colors in today's design from Stripe to GraphQL to Lyft... what gives? Why are designers obsessed with trend
by spectramax 7y ago
Side topic: There is an abundance of Magenta/Purple colors in today's design from Stripe to GraphQL to Lyft... what gives? Why are designers obsessed with trends? I could give many many more examples if needed. Everywhere I see magenta/purple gradients.
- calgaryeng 7y agoBlue was taken
- matthewsmith_io 7y agoAt peak saturation, blue has the lowest luminosity, which gives it the greatest contrast against white. Purple, magenta, and red are next. That's why we use blue and purple for links and not yellow. It's really about achieving contrast and saturated/vibrant colors at the same time.