Web Colors
On the Origins of Web Colors
The case for intelligent design
20th Century
Indigo
How did indigo become violet?
Indigo became violet in the 1990s because of Netscape's co-founder.
Games
Playing with Color: Clue, Croquet, and Billiards
This also discusses scientists and color.
Light Words
Six Decades of Glow
Glow sticks are ephemeral fluorescent color lights, inspired by eons of evolution.