Color- What Does it all Mean?

So. Our third module is the study of color, and the affect it has on our own personal lives, as well as that of societies. For example why is purple so often seen in religious atmospheres as the color of royalty? Why not blue? Why do we have white dresses for weddings? I was actually told that a few centuries ago, wedding dresses used to be black because it was a 'funeral' for the parents of the bride in giving up their 'virgin' child. Loss of virginity provoked the blackness, which is kinda cool, and creepy, all at the same time.

For this particular blog I was told to answer a few questions concerning this module that I need to start working on. First, I will do a light overview, then get right to it. Here goes nothing. :)

We had to take a few online tests here are the websites in case anyone wants to take them : http://www.testcafe.com/color, http://www.saunalahti.fi./jawap/colour/colortest.html, http://www.lifecolorsonline.com/lifecolorslite.html, and http://www.webtickle.com/search/?query=color&sel=0

Some of the websites are slightly faulty. I took the first and third tests. Here were my results: my aura is magenta and my life colors are fire-earth related or basically I am seen as red. These results shocked me because my favorite color in the world is blue, so I thought I would have more calming colors define me, but this is apparently not the case. I am more of a firecracker than I imagined. I guess those that know me well can judge that for themselves.

Now, here are the questions to be answered.My group and I compared our color results.

1. Are they appropriate? Realistic? Completely off base? -

Honestly, I think some of the questions have nothing to do with color whatsoever. It felt like I was taking a myspace quiz asking me what alcoholic drink I am, or something along those lines. It just didn't feel realistic and I expected more of the questions to relate to color. As in red-passion, anger, blue-calming, flow that kind of thing. It was just a mumble jumble of questions here and there. I don't think my results were off base, just shocking is all.

2. Do you colors complement on another? Or at odds with one another?

My group and I compared the colors. My aura was magenta, Heidi's is purple, and Ross's is yellow. (hopefully I got the right). For the third test with life colors: I was fire earth, Heidi was sky fire, and Ross was green. So, although our colors seem to clash, I think there are similarities throughout. It seems that Heidi and I complement each other more than Ross and I do. She is in the purple realm, whereas I exist within the magenta realm. Two colors that have some shade of purple involved. She and I both had fire, whereas Ross had more calming colors.

3. Do you think this will affect your work together?

No. I don't rely on aura tests to determine my ability to get along with someone, or their ability to get along with me. I think we will be fine. We met at the beginning of the class and sit next to one another, and compromise well. I am not worried with the color test results.

4. Do you think these tests are an appropriate way to analyze color?

I already answered this earlier, and said no.

5. Do you think it properly analyzes color associations? Mood? Color psychology?

I do not think so. The questions were based off of situations and how I might react to them, that is not necessarily mood, but more character related. I think the questions should have asked how would I feel if.... this situation happened. Then, the test results would feel like they make more sense.

6. Do the tests reflect cultural associations with specific colors?

I think these tests certainly tried to, but need gradual improvements before this question gets a yes. The questions didn't really have much depth to them, I would think that colors associated with cultures would need alot of depth in order to compare and contrast.

My group decided to do the color red. We are going to research the significance of red, and why it is so important in certain collegiate realms. I guess the results will speak for themselves in due time.

Signing off for now.
Me. :)