CMY Boolean colour palette
Had computers evolved to use subtractive displays resembling ink on paper, rather than additive displays using light, the Boolean colour palette might have looked a little less garish.
Palette
The additive, RGB-based Boolean colour palette is:
| Name | Red | Green | Blue | Hex value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 100% | 100% | 100% | FFFFFF |
| Red | 100% | 0% | 0% | FF0000 |
| Yellow | 100% | 100% | 0% | FFFF00 |
| Green | 0% | 100% | 0% | 00FF00 |
| Cyan | 0% | 100% | 100% | 00FFFF |
| Blue | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0000FF |
| Magenta | 100% | 0% | 100% | FF00FF |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% | 000000 |
A subtractive, CMY-based equivalent might look closer to this:[1]
| Name | Cyan | Magenta | Yellow | Hex value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 0% | 0% | 0% | FFFFFF |
| Red | 0% | 100% | 100% | DC3D46 |
| Yellow | 0% | 0% | 100% | FCE400 |
| Green | 100% | 0% | 100% | 00A841 |
| Cyan | 100% | 0% | 0% | 009FE0 |
| "Blue" (purple) | 100% | 100% | 0% | 714B96 |
| Magenta | 0% | 100% | 0% | D1007C |
| Black | 100% | 100% | 100% | 2A2828 |
References
- "DC Comics 1982 Color Palette" TruColor, Jan 2023
Ruminations: A case for MP3 players | CMY Boolean colour palette | Quantity Over Quality | Writing without distractions
Colour palettes: 1982 DC colour palette | Boolean colour palette | CMY Boolean colour palette
