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Colour contrast

When a colour is placed on a darker background, it does seem to appears brighter.

Try it below by using your mouse. Left click on one of the coloured squares and drag it over to black area.

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The reason the colours seem brighter on a darker backgorund:
The surrounding black area provides a greater contrast to the colour, therefore it appears brighter.

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