Turquoise, Light Blue

I picked this color because it is very possibly my personal favorite.

Shades of blue are said to have a calming effect. They seem to put us at ease, and make use feel safe. This would explain why many popular websites choose a blue theme. Specifically, many choose a light blue theme. The lighter shades of blue are said to be associated with things like sophistication and belonging, both things that web designers would want users to feel when participating in their community.

https://xkcd.com/

XKCD is a webcomic I like to read that also happens to have a website I admire. I used this website as an example of one I'd like to steal ideas from for my own. I particularly like his choice of color. He uses a light blue color, but a less saturated one that is closer to a gray-blue. I think here it shows off that "sophistication" that the color symbolism website mentioned.

https://www.facebook.com/

facebook is another example. In class we talked about Zuckerberg's color blindness, so that's probably the reason the color was chosen. I suppose by a happy accident the color blue is also associated with belonging, a feeling that facebook tries to push at every opportunity.

https://twitter.com/

Twitter is yet another social media site with a blue color as its main color. The website itself uses a lot more white that blue, but the blue makes for a pleasing highlight color. Again, I think this is for the sense of belonging that comes with the color.

https://www.incredibleart.org/lessons/middle/color2.htm Info on the color blue.