Colour Palette in music

magazinesBy Lucy Bennett

Red- different shades of red can connote different

meanings. Dark red can mean anger, rage energy, power

and strength this dark rich red is used in magazines which

are trying to attract middle and working class males who

often spend time after work relaxing. On the other hand

light red can represent joy, sexuality, passion and love,

light red can be used in magazines for men and females.

The red in the magazine vibe connotes that this magazine

is for serous men who work.

Pink- is often associated with romance and love in

different forms of relationships such as friendship. Pink is a

feminine colour and often used in female magazines. The

bright pink in Q connotes that this magazine is for women

and has information inside which is aimed at women and is

most likely about love. On the other hand in pink writing in

Vibe connotes that the magazine doesn't just have

information aimed at men.

Green- can connote safety, money, jealousy,

greed. Money is associated with dark green whereas

protection, healing and peace in associated with lighter

greens. The colour green in the media can often be put

with medical products and health products. The Green in

both covers Kerrang and NME connotes that the

magazines are about peace. The audience see that the

magazines are down to earth and neural with no biased

views.

Purple- Connotes warm, wise, imagination,

inspiration, this colour is often associated with royalty and

power. Whereas light purple connotes romances, dark

purple connotes sad emotions and frustration. The rich

purple background in the magazine Kerrang connotes that

the magazine is welcoming and harm suggesting to the

audience that they are a good magazine and can be

trusted.

Yellow- Is associated with being cheerful, hope,

joy, happiness, bright, confident. To lift peoples moods

the colour yellow on a magazine would be best. Dull

yellow can mean sickness and jealousy on the other hand

light yellow can mean joy and intellect. The light yellow

on the front cover of BBC Music magazine connotes that

this magazine is aimed at smart people and that smart

people listen to music and read this magazine. The

connotations subjects that if the audience reads this

magazine then they would be seen as smart.

Orange- can be put with the meaning of

joy and the happiness of yellow. Dark orange can mean

desire, pleasure and domination. Gold also means

wisdom and wealth. The orange writing and title

connotes that the magazine Vibe contents happy things

meaning that the audience will be happy if they read

this magazine.

Black- Is associated with power,

elegance, serious, sexy, stylish, mystery and

unknown. It can also mean death, dark and evil.

Black backgrounds can make other colours

standout often using a black background can make

the writing and photos stand out more. The black

in the magazines Q, Kerrang and NME connotes a

stylish and elegance feel to the magazine

suggesting that this magazine takes their

information seriously.

White- connotes simplistic, goodness,

innocence, perfection, fresh, neutral and purity. White

in magazines is used a lot as the colour is always

associated with good things. The white in these

magazines connotes that they don’t just take their

magazine seriously but they also have a pure

magazine and that their magazine is trustworthy and

true.

Blue- symbolizes trust, loyalty,

wisdom, loyalty, confidence, faith, calm,

truth, intelligence. Magazine companies use

the colour blue to connote that their

magazine is trustworthily, Often magazines

use the idea of trust to gather a larger profit.

Dark blue can be associated with power

seriousness, depth, expertise and stability a

colour which is a favourite among males.

Light blue is associated with health, healing,

understanding and softness. The blue in these

three magazines connotes that the audience

can put their faith in the magazine and trust

it, they also feel that they are going to be

relaxed reading this magazine.