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Saturation

How vivid or dull a color looks.

Saturation tells you how strong a color is. A fully saturated color looks pure and bold. A low-saturation version of the same color looks soft and grayish.

Most interfaces use medium saturation for backgrounds and high saturation for things that need attention, like buttons. All-high saturation everywhere feels loud and tiring.

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