The background color is inspired by International Klein Blue, a hue that the artist Yves Klein first mixed in the 1950s, using it to make an array of monochromatic paintings until his death in 1962.

Windows Central The infamous Blue Screen of Death — oft-shortened to BSOD — is changing, and many fans aren’t happy with its new look. While seeing the BSOD was never a good thing, the long ...

It simply calls this a “simplified UI,” because a blue background with white text was apparently too complex. Why even change the blue screen to black?