Colour palette

1. Colour Palette in music
magazines
By Lucy Bennett

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.
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.

5. 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.

6. 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.