The web has its own storied color, albeit a tragic one. Rebecca Purple is a named CSS color, which was added in tribute to Eric Meyer's daughter, who very sadly passed away at a young age. That shade was her favorite color.
Life is colorful, life is cruel. Do not just hug your loved ones, hug the people who cannot hug their loved ones. A bit of kindness and a bit of sympathy go a long way.
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The web has its own storied color, albeit a tragic one. Rebecca Purple is a named CSS color, which was added in tribute to Eric Meyer's daughter, who very sadly passed away at a young age. That shade was her favorite color.
https://medium.com/@valgaze/the-hidden-purple-memorial-in-yo...
Meyer has continued to mark anniversaries in the life Rebecca would have led, most recently a week ago on what would have been her eighteen birthday: https://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2026/06/07/eighteen/
Life is colorful, life is cruel. Do not just hug your loved ones, hug the people who cannot hug their loved ones. A bit of kindness and a bit of sympathy go a long way.
Rest in peace Rebecca.
https://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2018/06/07/decimated/
When I learned of this it hit me at the time that the web is made of real people, built by real people.
And, as usual, some of those people are more equal that others.