Whenever you see a hyperlink on any website or in a PDF or Excel sheet, you must have noticed one thing: it is always blue. But have you ever tried to know why this happens and what is the main reason behind it? If you are not able to see the reason behind this till now, then it does not matter; today, we will tell you what is the main reason behind this.
Reason Behind Hyperlink Turning Blue
The story behind hyperlinks turning blue starts around 1985. In fact, at the same time, a group of students under Professor Ben Shneiderman of the University of Maryland were researching what the colour of a hyperlink should be. During this, the hyperlink was coloured in many shades.
First of all, it was done in red colour. It looked bolder, but it wasn’t easy to read its writing. After this, the blue colour was tried. The blue colour looked fierce, and its text was also legible. Besides this, this colour was also better for colour blinds. Therefore, it was decided that the colour of the hyperlink should be kept blue.
How Did The Blue Hyperlink Become Popular?
Now, the question arises of how this blue hyperlink spreads all over the world after private research by a university. Let us tell you that it started in 1990. This was the same period when the Internet prepared to make waves worldwide. When the World Wide Web browser was launched in 1990, it coloured its hyperlinks in blue. After this, when Microsoft’s Internet Explorer was launched, it kept the hyperlinks on its web pages blue. From here, the hyperlinks all over the world turned blue. This is why wherever you look today, you always see blue hyperlinks.
