10x Analysis of Colour Palettes

Colour Palettes

 This colour palette  consists of muddy reds and purples and the odd brown, which makes it appear almost vintage like. This would work well in a magazine that had an archaic/vintage theme as this colour palette would link with that style.

 This palette is rather simple as it consists of just three colours; blue, baby blue and a white with a blue tint. It looks effective as the dark blue contrasts with the light blues. This colour palette would most likely be used in a magazine aimed at males. However, apart from that the colours pretty neutral and could suit many different genres of magazine.

 This colour palette is quite complex as the colours fade into one another, almost creating a gradient. This wouldn't work particularly well in a magazine and ideally the colours used on a page need to contrast with one another in order to look effective.

 In this colour palette there is mainly orange and purples. Orange and purple are generally seen as two colours which don't go well with each other, and I have to agree. However they do contrast to some extent, so there's no rational reason why this colour palette couldn't be used effectively.

 This palette is fairly ambiguous in my opinion. It effectiveness as a magazine colour palette would be limited seeing as some of the colours don't contrast very well.

 Greys, blues and tainted brownish colours is what this colour palette consists of, which in my opinion makes it look industrial and urban like. I could see this being used in a magazine that's about urban lifestyles or cars/bikes due to the metallic resemblance that the colours bare.

 Again, this colour scheme has an element of ambiguity. I'm not really sure what type of magazine would implement this arrangement of colours. Despite this it's still effective due to its bright and contrasting colours.

This colour palette is almost identical to the French and Dutch flags, excluding the black of course. It works well due to the colours all contrasting fairly well with one another. Some of the colours are even direct opposites of each other (e.g B&W). This palette is utilised by numerous magazines due to the contrast between the colours.

 This colour palette is made up of all blue-ish colours which gives it an aqua theme. I can see this being used in magazines to do with the fishing/sea/boats. It also appears very male orientated due to its use of blues.

Consisting of mainly reddish colours, I can see this palette being used in a magazine thats feminine its nature; most likely a magazine to do with love/passion. However, many of the colours don't contrast well, so its effectiveness as a colour scheme would be hindered as a result.