Why is the default color in Scratch purple?

LuckyLucky7

Why is the default color in Scratch color 72, saturation 60, and brightness 100? This might sound like a pointless question but I'm just wondering why this is.

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NilsTheBest

Because why not? They had to pick a color to be the default color, and I guess purple was the random picked default color. Some people will like it, others won't, and it's just how it is :P

LuckyLucky7

NilsTheBest wrote:
Because why not? They had to pick a color to be the default color, and I guess purple was the random picked default color. Some people will like it, others won't, and it's just how it is :P

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-Reshiram-

Yes, I wonder why they didn't use 215, 69, 100 – the main color of the Scratch homepage.

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LuckyLucky7

-Reshiram- wrote:
Yes, I wonder why they didn't use 215, 69, 100 – the main color of the Scratch homepage.

Maybe the Scratch Wiki navigation bar color got used as the default color, since it's purple.

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-Reshiram-

LuckyLucky7 wrote:
-Reshiram- wrote:
Yes, I wonder why they didn't use 215, 69, 100 – the main color of the Scratch homepage.
Maybe the Scratch Wiki navigation bar color got used as the default color, since it's purple.

No, the Scratch Wiki's purple is more vibrant, while the editor purple is lighter.

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openPoll

-Reshiram- wrote:
LuckyLucky7 wrote:
-Reshiram- wrote:
Yes, I wonder why they didn't use 215, 69, 100 – the main color of the Scratch homepage.
Maybe the Scratch Wiki navigation bar color got used as the default color, since it's purple.
No, the Scratch Wiki's purple is more vibrant, while the editor purple is lighter.

Huh? My editor is blue?

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LuckyLucky7

openPoll wrote:
-Reshiram- wrote:
LuckyLucky7 wrote:
-Reshiram- wrote:
Yes, I wonder why they didn't use 215, 69, 100 – the main color of the Scratch homepage.
Maybe the Scratch Wiki navigation bar color got used as the default color, since it's purple.
No, the Scratch Wiki's purple is more vibrant, while the editor purple is lighter.
Huh? My editor is blue?

We're talking the default color for the costume editor, not the navigation bar color in the editor.

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EZ-Games

openPoll wrote:
-Reshiram- wrote:
LuckyLucky7 wrote:
-Reshiram- wrote:
Yes, I wonder why they didn't use 215, 69, 100 – the main color of the Scratch homepage.
Maybe the Scratch Wiki navigation bar color got used as the default color, since it's purple.
No, the Scratch Wiki's purple is more vibrant, while the editor purple is lighter.
Huh? My editor is blue?

I am pretty sure they are talking about this:

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LuckyLucky7

EZ-Games wrote:
openPoll wrote:
-Reshiram- wrote:
LuckyLucky7 wrote:
-Reshiram- wrote:
Yes, I wonder why they didn't use 215, 69, 100 – the main color of the Scratch homepage.
Maybe the Scratch Wiki navigation bar color got used as the default color, since it's purple.
No, the Scratch Wiki's purple is more vibrant, while the editor purple is lighter.
Huh? My editor is blue?

I am pretty sure they are talking about this:

Yeah, that's what I'm talking about.

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-Reshiram-

(by the way i messed up

the blue i mentioned is actually close to 60, 60, 100 in the Scratch editor)

Here's your comparison of the purples:
Purple color on the Wiki
Purple color on the project editor

Last edited by -Reshiram- (July 25, 2019 22:01:13)

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LuckyLucky7

-Reshiram- wrote:
(by the way i messed up the blue i mentioned is actually close to 60, 60, 100 in the Scratch editor)

Here's your comparison of the purples:
Purple color on the Wiki
Purple color on the project editor

Ok, I was kind of confused when you said 215 and I was like, “You're probably talking about RGB values, not Scratch color values…”

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-Reshiram-

LuckyLucky7 wrote:
-Reshiram- wrote:
(by the way i messed up the blue i mentioned is actually close to 60, 60, 100 in the Scratch editor)

Here's your comparison of the purples:
Purple color on the Wiki
Purple color on the project editor
Ok, I was kind of confused when you said 215 and I was like, “You're probably talking about RGB values, not Scratch color values…”

(I thought Scratch used normal HSVs

)

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LuckyLucky7

-Reshiram- wrote:
LuckyLucky7 wrote:
-Reshiram- wrote:
(by the way i messed up the blue i mentioned is actually close to 60, 60, 100 in the Scratch editor)

Here's your comparison of the purples:
Purple color on the Wiki
Purple color on the project editor
Ok, I was kind of confused when you said 215 and I was like, “You're probably talking about RGB values, not Scratch color values…”
(I thought Scratch used normal HSVs )

…

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LegoManiac04

It's because the Scratch Team is Thanos

Default Color

Notice the similarities? I think it's because purple is the color of the “Looks” blocks, and the “Looks” blocks change stuff with costumes/sprites. So I think it's kinda fitting.

I hope you see the connection.

LuckyLucky7

LegoManiac04 wrote:
It's because the Scratch Team is Thanos

Default Color

Notice the similarities? I think it's because purple is the color of the “Looks” blocks, and the “Looks” blocks change stuff with costumes/sprites. So I think it's kinda fitting.
I hope you see the connection.

That makes sense. I think that this answered my question.

Last edited by LuckyLucky7 (July 25, 2019 22:36:30)

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