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5 months ago

First discussion of the blog: WHO is the color Cyan?

A square split into 4 different triangular sections, each containing the following colors with labels: Azure, Cyan, Blue and Indigo

In my project about "humanized" colors, color symbolism plays a HUGE role in how I write certain colors' personalities.

And because I am heavily biased, I've separated "Blue" into different hues: Cyan, Azure, Blue, and Indigo.

In the future I'd love to do a separate post on "Azure", but I'd love to get a general consensus on what specifically "Cyan" is to as many people as possible.

Or more specifically: Who? Who would "Cyan" be as a person?

Earlier in the year I made this poll, which generally agreed that Cyan is an Extrovert, in comparison to Blue being an Introvert:

[A screenshot of a Tumblr poll that says:]

just look at them and tell me how you feel. don't associate them with preexisting characters, i just want to know "who" these colors in particular actually are to other people

["Cyan is extroverted, Blue is introverted" is winning. The next part of the description showcases the exact results.]

Cyan is extroverted, Blue is introverted
71.4%
Cyan is introverted, Blue is extroverted
14.3%
Both are introverts
0%
Both are extroverts
14.3%
(insert nuanced explanation on their personalities in tags)

I feel like there's generally some consensus that Cyan is more "energetic" than Blue; I've described it that Cyan is jumping directly into a frozen lake, and Blue is slowly freezing after being outside in the snow for too long, but both of them are "cold" feelings.

One thing I've also recognized, Cyan feels like it's most used in "youthful" marketing?

I've noticed specifically the most "Cyan" characters of all time (aka, characters who represent Cyan because they have another character in the cast that represents normal Blue), are both quite "cute" or perhaps even "childish" characters; specifically, Hatsune Miku and Cinnamoroll

A photo of a figuring of Hatsune Miku and the Sanrio character Cinnamoroll. They both have a cyan bow, and Cinnamoroll is dressed in Miku's outfit.

I would love to have a discussion on "Who" the color Cyan is, to get a reference on what its color symbolism is.

I struggle with trying to pinpoint Cyan's ""personality"" without comparing it directly to other colors, especially in comparison to Blue.

Who is Cyan by themself? Who is Cyan in comparison to Blue in particular? What kind of personality would you associate with a character that's SPECIFICALLY Cyan-colored?

I would very much appreciate as much elaboration as possible!


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