Analysis of Colours Blue and Green

THE COLOUR BLUE: Blue is the favourite colour of majority of people all over the world. Blue is associated with dignity, intelligence and trust. Jill Morton, (2009) maintains that blue is universally linked with commercial identity. A dark blue suit is professional business attire. She goes further to state distinct meanings of different shades of blue. Dark blue symbolizes trust, dignity, intelligence and authority. Similarly, bright blue denotes cleanliness, strength, dependability, and coolness. Light blue implies peace, serenity, ethereality, spirituality and infinity. However, different cultures have unique meanings of blue. In Korean culture, blue represents grief. Likewise, in American culture, blue corresponds with depression as exemplified in popular American idioms: “singing the blues” and “feeling blue”. Nevertheless, Jill (2009) holds that blue implies trust, loyalty and understanding. She goes on to suggest that while using blue for designing, coalescing blue with other colours would create a more creative effect.

THE COLOUR GREEN: Green is the symbol of nature, growth and fertility. In Islamic culture, it is a sacred colour and in Ireland, represents good luck. Jill (2009) makes reference to the “green man”, a symbol of fertility in ancient cultures. On the other hand, green could symbolize envy, foolish, unwise, or disgust as seen in popular English idioms: “green with envy”, “green behind the ears”, and “green around the gills”. Nonetheless, Selena, (2009) maintains that since green has trained people to move forward or enter places (green traffic lights and green exit signs), it makes people feel welcomed.

REFERENCES:
Jill Morton, 2009. Colour Symbolism: The Meanings of Colours. Available at: http://www.colormatters.com/color-symbolism/the-meanings-of-colors [Accessed 19 September 2012]

Selena Mclntyre, 2008. How to Use Colours That Will