DoveArchives:DoveProject Elections/DBV legend colours

This is a page that aims to document commonly-used map colors for election maps of Dubovian elections, so maps have consistent coloring.

New proposals

See /proposals

Parties

Use votes to count party rather than any marked party affiliation

Labour

Hex code	Percentage
#facacb	0–10%
#f69da0	10–20%
#f27377	20–30%
#f0595d	30–40%
#ed3e43	40–50%
#ea1f25	50–60%
#d7141a	60–70%
#bd1217	70–80%
#a51014	80–90%
#750b0e	>90%

Independent

Hex code	Percentage
#fafafa	0–10%
#f5f5f5	10–20%
#ededed	20–30%
#e6e6e6	30–40%
#d9d9d9	40–50%
#bdbdbd	50–60%
#969696	60–70%
#737373	70–80%
#555555	80–90%
#404040	>90%

Tie

Hex code	Percentage
#f5eff9	10-20%
#efe7f5	20-30%
#decde6	30-40%
#d2b1d9	40-50%
#ae8bb1	50%

No data/no votes

Hex code	Percentage
#808080	No data/No votes
#000000	No data/No votes

Proposal support levels

These colors were specially selected to cause no difficulty for most colorblind readers by Wikipedia.

Perceptually uniform, colorblind safe palette

Hex code	Result	Usual percentages
#2B2457	Very extreme support (use sparingly)	90%–100%
#28497C	Extreme support	80%–90%
#47729E	Strong support	70%–80%
#7D9CBB	Medium support	60%–70%
#B6C8D9	Weak support	50%–60%
#EBEEED	Exact tie (use sparingly)	50%
#DEDEBD	Weak opposition	50%–60%
#BCBC83	Medium opposition	60%–70%
#8B8B54	Strong opposition	70%–80%
#5D5D2D	Extreme opposition	80%–90%
#32320C	Very extreme opposition (use sparingly)	90%–100%

Never use both "very extreme" colors on the same county map, as they are nearly indistinguishable. They should only be used to indicate areas of nearly-unanimous support for landslide results. Consider using them for precinct maps, if every "very extreme" precinct's result can be easily inferred from the less extreme precincts surrounding it. (Remember most readers will be less familiar with the area's political geography than you.)

Red/green colour schemes are strongly discouraged because about 8% of white men have difficulty distinguishing red and green.