Color Alone

Screenshot of a webpage with color and alternative methods to provide information
Figure 1 Example of webpage where along with color, alternate methods are used to convey information.

Color is generally used to enhance the aesthetic appeal of webpages and convey information. For example – different colors and formatting are used to indicate the presence of links amongst text, different colors are used to convey information in a complex diagram or graph, and so on.

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