
This slide for Hills Pet Nutrition features a modern green background with textured lines promoting a warm, but contemporary feeling. It’s also a great color for environmental and earth-oriented discussions. Green is commonly used in PowerPoint presentations for trainers, educators, and others whose presentations are intended to generate discussion. It’s a friendly color that’s great for warmth and emotion. Green: Stimulates interaction and puts people at ease The light blue graphic helped to convey a sense of openeness, and professionalism, while maintaining the company’s blue brand. This slide for Lender Direct featured an image of a file folder, edited in Photoshop, with a 80% transparency set against a light blue background.
And the inner portion of the template featured a light blue-hue burst of a sun-ray to convey bright life and energy.
Soram Khalsa’ Complementrix Vitamin system features a template with a dark blue with angled lines. The yellow titles stand out, as does the orange, red and blue themed imagery at the bottom, not to mention the company’s logo.
This blue template for waste management firm Republic Services provides a conservative backdrop for the financials and white bullet points. Blue complements the Green of Quest’s logo, and the white title bar provides a clean but stark contrast to the body. The subtle angled lines promote a feeling a movement and technology. Quest Diagnostics: A serious company with a seriously navy blue background. Lighter blue- more common in recent times- work well in relaxed environments with the lights on, and help promote interaction. Dark blue backgrounds with light text are great for conservative corporate no-nonsense presentations. Studies have shown that blue has the power to slow our breathing and pulse rates. It’s calming and conservative, which is why it’s very popular with business presenters, as well as for for trainers. To some extent the colors you choose for your visuals guide the emotional response of your audience.īlue: The most popular background color for presentation slidesīlue is one of the most common background colors. But its power goes beyond mere clarification.
When used correctly, color can help audience members sort out the various elements of a slide. What are the best colors for a PowerPoint presentation? It all depends on who your audience is and what you want them to feel!
Discover how the colors you choose for your PowerPoint presentations can guide the emotional response of your audience.