What does each color represent?

Answer 1

As a color theorist and professor of fine arts, I feel compelled to correct the misconception that BLACK is the absence of all color.

There are two types of color, Subtractive & Additive.

1. Subtractive Color - all tangible materials - for example paints, markers, pastels, fabric, hair, nature...all physical matter that exists in the 3rd dimension.

Black is the presence of all color. The black of a sofa or car is created by adding all colors

2. Additive Color which is light - TV, computer, phone, theatre lighting, etc.

Black is the absence of all color. The black of a light beam is created by removing all colors

For more information Google additive & subtractive light

Here are a few:

BLACK

Black is the absence of colour.

It is used to: absorb and banish negativity, return energy to its sender, combat hyperactivity and destroy bad habits.

It represents: the Dark Goddess, the Crone, time, grounding, chaos, winter, rebirth, wisdom, rest, infinity, investigation, divination, protection, the first stage of a working, or the beginning of creation.

It symbolises: outer space, the universe, the number eight, The Powers That Be & the Teacher, and the day Saturday.

In some cultures black represents fertility, as in quite fruitful black earth; all potential; the root force of all things; knowledge of hidden things and the container of light.

In western culture it is the colour of death and mourning. It is also in western culture where it has been linked with evil due to religious bias. Although black is a very powerful colour it is not evil.

GREY

It is used to stabilise a disturbed personality; to slow down reckless persons or situations and in some glomouries.

Wear grey in combination with green applying for a loan or a raise in wages.

WHITE

White is the total expression of light as the sum of all colours. Thus it may be utilised for every magical purpose.

Represents purity and innocence.

It is used to symbolise a person, place or thing.

It represents the Goddess, the Moon, the Maiden, freshness, snow, cold, potential, peace, purity, truth, perfection, nobility, the disk of the sun (in Norse runes), freedom, love, health, initiation, good will, illumination, general prayer, spirituality, devotional magic, the cycle of life, blessings, feminine mysteries, the Element Spirit, protection, purification, and the ancient mother.

It symbolises the day Monday, the element of Spirit.

Heraldic devices used white to represent silver. The far east uses it as the colour of death and mourning.

GREEN

Green is the colour most commonly connected with nature and ecology.

It is used for money, prosperity, employment, fertility, self-knowledge, protection, healing, growth, youth, hope, spring, happiness, abundance, idealism, honour, immortality, balance, luck, calmness, love and personal appearance.

It symbolises: the Green Man; the Element Earth; the planets Venus and Mercury; gods and goddesses of vegetation and/or the forest; the day Friday; and the Zodiac sign Cancer.

Green is the colour we connect with our planet's fertility (it's the colour of chlorophyll), new beginnings, agriculture, and ecological magic.

The Norse saw it as organic life as well as the passage between worlds. It is also used in spells to improve the weather and when combined with silver and/or gold for financial gain.

YELLOW

Yellow is the colour of the energy of the sun.

Used for healing, prosperity, intellect, intuition, truth, life, attraction, light, beauty, humility, eloquence, confidence, divination, communication, happiness, learning, clairvoyance, goodness, travel and movement.

It symbolises the God, the sun, the Sun King, the power of thought, self-esteem, grain, the Element Air the solar plexus chakra, all sun gods, the mind, the day Sunday and the zodiac signs Taurus & Libra.

The Polynesians saw it as the colour of royalty and divinity. The Norse interpreted it as earthly powers, a sign of desire & lust, and as a will towards manifestation. Heraldic devices used yellow to represent gold.

Use Yellow in magic for studying and to heighten your visualisation skills.

If you wear a bit of yellow to a job interview it shows you can be trusted.

ORANGE

Orange is the colour of opportunity.

Used for fire magic, justice, the law, happiness, luxury, spirituality, energy, hospitality, strength, authority, luck, adaptability, motivation, harmony and general attraction.

It symbolises the Lord and the High Priest.

Use it in Magic spells to break blocks, help seal a spell, overcome challenges, remove feelings of abandonment and for natural gains.

PINK

Pink is the colour we most often connect with romance.

Used for love, friendship, harmony, compassion, relaxation and companionship.

Pink is symbolic of gentle emotions and of emotional unions.

Western society often links pink with very young female children and has recently been used in the pick ribbon Breast cancer campaign.

Use it in Magic spells of protection and unconditional love.

RED

Red is the colour of blood, and thus, life & death.

Used for strength, protection, sex, passion, courage, projection, birth, action, festivity, faith, anger, enthusiasm, life, renewal, vitality, power, aggression and achievement.

Red symbolises will, intense emotion, the Mother, the masculine principal, volcanoes, summer, the element Fire, the planet Mars, the day Tuesday and the Zodiac signs Aries & Scorpio.

Throughout Polynesia red was a sacred colour associated with both deities and the highest social classes. The Norse saw it as a sign of magical might & main, protective power, spiritual life & vigour, aggressive force and used it as the principal colour of runes. In the far east red is the colour of joy and fertility, thus it is a traditional colour for brides' dresses.

Use red in magic spells for deep affection, active leadership, expansion, life force, maintaining health and physical energy. It is also widely used in magical defence.

PURPLE

Purple is the colour of passion and magic.

Used for power, spirituality, meditation, intelligence, religion & religious devotion, anything to do with government, truth, justice, and humility.

Purple symbolises the divine, the Lady & the High Priestess, the planet Jupiter, the day Wednesday and the Zodiac signs Sagittarius & Gemini.

It was once the European symbol of royalty

Use purple in magic spells for healing severe disease, psychic work, prophetic dreams, to create sigils and to call the ancient ones.

LAVENDER

Lavender is the colour of serenity.

Used for peace, meditation, forgiveness, poetry, in dreaming magical and to invoke Spirit when in the process of charitable work.

Purple is symbolic of the Zodiac sign Virgo.

BLUE

Blue is the colour of fidelity.

Used for truth, wisdom, faith, intelligence, peace, meditation, healing, psychism, patience, decision making, poetry, understanding,

Happiness, sleep, dreams, tranquility, the oceans, waters, and the sky.

Blue symbolises the Great Mother Queen of Heaven, feminine mysteries, The Element Water, the planet Venus, the day Thursday and the Zodiac signs Aquarius & Pisces.

The Norse saw blue as the all encompassing, all penetrating, and omnipresent mystical force of numen and a sign of restless motion. The Europeans connected it with the upper classes (blue-blooded) and it is commonly used as a term of loyalty (true blue).

Use blue in magic spells to protect one's reputation, defeat enemies, protect hearth & home, protect the young and for self-awareness. When combined with white it is said to create confusion among the evil.

INDIGO

Indigo is the colour of infinity.

Used for healing, sleep, inner harmony and rest.

Indigo symbolises the crown chakra, Zodiac sign Capricorn, wounded pride, and the last twilight.

The Norse saw it as the colour of Odhinn's cloak.

Use indigo in magic spells to remove guilt and to properly knit broken bones.

BROWN

Brown is the colour of the soil.

Used for support, security, home, friendship, grounding and endurance.

Brown symbolises the Dark Hunter and the fertility of the earth.

Use it in magic spells involving animals, nature, to sooth emotional upsets and in combination with other colours to lend stability & grounding.

Wear brown to a job interview to show you are responsible.

GOLD

Gold is the colour of the Sun God.

Used for prosperity, solar energy, confidence, success, reputation and honour.

Gold symbolises the Sun, the God, spiritual light, the Zodiac sign Leo and the physical light of the sun.

The Norse saw gold as the force of Ond in the universe and power in all realms. The Amerind and the Aztec called it the tears of the gods but did not attach worldly value to it.

SILVER

Silver is the colour of Moonlight.

Used for reality, freedom, fast money, endurance, star magic, meditation, peace, the Charge of the Goddess and hope.

Silver symbolises the moon, the stars, the Goddess, and spiritual light.

Use it in magic spells for restoring balance, destroying illusions, negating stress, for astral travel, personal illumination, and Moon magic.

Answer 2

Colors can have various representations depending on cultural and societal contexts. For example, in Western cultures, green may symbolize nature or envy, while red can signify passion or danger. It's important to consider the specific context and culture when interpreting the meaning of colors.