Red Index Blue Index

There's just something about r and b, the way these two colors complement each other but also seem to oppose each other. Since they contrast so well, they seem to be paired together in some form more than any other two non-g scale colors: hot and cold, r team and b team, r ribbon (2nd place) and b ribbon (1st place). And this leads to their inevitable contrast in symbolism, and ultimately in tropes.

Contrast of b and p is also included in this index, as pink is a shade of r -- in these situations, the contrast is usually male and female, boy and girl.

Compare Red Index Green Index, where the colors r and g are used for striking contrast.

Categories:

 * Purple Is the New Trope

Tropes

 * Fire Ice Lightning: Fire is always r and ice is always b, but lightning can vary between y and w.
 * Pink Girl Blue Boy
 * Red Oni Blue Oni
 * Roses Are Red Violets Are Blue