Colour Theory

Before I create my website, I need to consider the colour scheme, colour is very importnat in web design because having too brighter or having to many colours can put the user off as too many colours makes the website seem busy and makes it harder for the user to find inoformation, a page with fewer colours is a safer option but it can make the website seem boring. There are three main categories to put different colours in:

The first category is the primary colour, this is the main colour to be used on the website, the second is the secondary colour, this is like a back-up to the primary colour. We then have the highlight colour, this is used to point out parts of the page that should stand out, it is usually a contrasting to the primary or secondary colours.

To have an effective colour scheme I need to consider how the colours work together, the wheel below shows the main colours.

There are two main themes for effective colours, the first one is the analogue colour scheme, this is where you use colours that are alike and close on the colour wheel, these colours are effective becasue they are not extreme and merge together well, analogue colurs are shown below.

Another colour scheme is the complementary colours, these are colours which compltely contrast like black and white, this colour scheme would be used for a more energetic website, the complimentary colour scheme is shown below.

triad colours are like complementary colours but they involve having three colours that contrast like pink, blue and yellow, this is effective for an extreme website. The wheel is shown below:

For my charity website I will use analogue colours, because i want my website to be calm and simple for the user, i am also aiming my website at teenagers and parents so the analogue colours are a nice balance between the two age groups.