CGA colors were designed for display on composite; the issue is most people were using digital cables, which had the garish colors. https://youtu.be/niKblgZupOc

CGA colors were designed for display on composite; the issue is most people were using digital cables, which had the garish colors. https://youtu.be/niKblgZupOc https://youtu.be/niKblgZupOc has a great overview of what was possible.