Colour Theory: Mystery

Within colour theory purple symbolises numerous things in different cultures, such as among Mediterranean people purple was reserved for emperors and popes as it symbolised power and prestige as it's expensive to produce as well as its rarity in nature. Despite its controversial nature due to its ability to divide people as its either a colour people love or hate. I've chosen to incorporate purple (#5D2872) within my book sleeves (see figure 1). This is because of its association with death in many countries such as the UK which I personally also associate with mystery and intrigue which is a common theme within the spy novels I've chosen to create book sleeves for. 

Figure 1