# Forums new design

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**Created:** [September 14, 2017, 6:37pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/forums-new-design/3172 "2017-09-14T18:37:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 16, 2017, 2:02am UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/forums-new-design/3172/30 "2017-09-16T02:02:47Z")

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## Shades of Purple

@OldGods @Anashel,

> [@ETARC (now Atlas CSD) was down. How did you feel?](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/etarc-now-atlas-csd-was-down-how-did-you-feel/3162/30):
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> Orange would work on links too. Make em really stand out since orange is high contrast.

> [@ETARC (now Atlas CSD) was down. How did you feel?](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/etarc-now-atlas-csd-was-down-how-did-you-feel/3162/32):
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> Exactly what I was thinking, too.—_ORANGE!_
> 
> 🧡 …in fact, it’s already in the logo.
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> Blue is the typical go to color for most links though.

> [@Vicomt](#):
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> _Teal?_

Ultimately…

I think it’s awesome that you found a way to keep links blue.  
Familiarity means, “It’s a link, no question about it.” 🔗  
You swapped white to grey, to shades of purple, so it seems.

 ![Tyrian-Purple5](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/2X/6/6003ec325421aa27a54d57b3087bb7a3ac896d9f.png)

 ![Pansy-Purple](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/2X/1/141a58d39e49302e7e2199cfc0276fb7894cb6c2.png)

> **[Tyrian purple](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrian_purple)**
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> Tyrian purple (Ancient Greek: πορφύρα porphúra; Latin: purpura), also known as royal purple, imperial purple, imperial dye, or simply tyrian, is a reddish-purple natural dye. The name Tyrian refers to the city of Tyre in ancient Phoenicia (modern-day Lebanon). It is secreted by several species of predatory sea snails in the family Muricidae, rock snails originally known by the name Murex (Bolinus brandaris, Hexaplex trunculus and Stramonita haemastoma). In ancient times, extracting this dye invol...

> **[Shades of purple | Pansy purple](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shades_of_purple#Pansy_purple)**
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> The pansy flower has varieties that exhibit three different colors: pansy (a color between indigo and violet), pansy pink, and pansy purple.
> The first recorded use of pansy purple as a color name in English was in 1814.

It seems like it resembles **_Tyrian purple_** for the header. And **_Pansy purple_** for the editor.  
And I guess perhaps the body falls somewhere between. _Close enough for rocket science._

Links are now sky blue. Notifications are rust orange. Basic tabs are olive w/ gold.  
In fact, even scroller & such are now teal. And somehow everything seems to work.

And since we’re spinning the color wheel, so glad you found a purpose for green. No color says outdoors adventure more vibrantly… I mean, well I uh, unless @Emily dreams otherwise, of course. 😜

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_I now just want to mix this forum in a blender. Admire it._  
_Call it a **“Tropical Berry Fruit Slushy”**.—Slurp n’ savour._ 🌈

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