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12-08-2017, 08:20 AM
The empowering message behind Pantone's color of the year
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Pantone unveiled its 2018 color of the year Thursday, and the choice strongly hinted at a call for activism and action.
The company chose a deep shade of purple known as Pantone 18-3838, or "ultra violet (https://www.pantone.com/color-of-the-year-2018)," and although it didn't directly call out the current political climate, the color comes loaded with meaning.
SEE ALSO: 'The time is right'—a startup wants to get 100 progressive women elected to Congress (http://mashable.com/2017/11/15/project-100-women-elected-obama-google/)
Pantone hailed the color choice (https://www.pantone.com/color-of-the-year-2018) for its spirituality and connection to the cosmos, along with its symbolism of counterculture and unconventionality. *But the color goes even further with its ties to women's suffrage movements and LGBTQ rights. This isn't just any shade of purple.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/07/pantone-ultra-violet-color-year-women-rights-lgbt/)
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Pantone unveiled its 2018 color of the year Thursday, and the choice strongly hinted at a call for activism and action.
The company chose a deep shade of purple known as Pantone 18-3838, or "ultra violet (https://www.pantone.com/color-of-the-year-2018)," and although it didn't directly call out the current political climate, the color comes loaded with meaning.
SEE ALSO: 'The time is right'—a startup wants to get 100 progressive women elected to Congress (http://mashable.com/2017/11/15/project-100-women-elected-obama-google/)
Pantone hailed the color choice (https://www.pantone.com/color-of-the-year-2018) for its spirituality and connection to the cosmos, along with its symbolism of counterculture and unconventionality. *But the color goes even further with its ties to women's suffrage movements and LGBTQ rights. This isn't just any shade of purple.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/07/pantone-ultra-violet-color-year-women-rights-lgbt/)
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