Magazine colour schemes

When creating my magazine I had to think of a very effective and eye catching colour scheme to grasp the readers attention.

A green and white background.

A blue and white background.

A red and black background.

I asked my focus group to give me there feedback on the magazine backgrounds above

Green and white = 0
Blue and white = 5
Red and black = 12

The focus group helped me decide on my chosen background colour. This was very helpful as I would like to know the audiences preference. Although most people said this because I explained that I was going to put a band group photo or a single shot of someone holding there instrument.