Screenshot style breakdown
Sampled from 6 of Denver News from 9News's App Store screenshots — background, accent and theme, measured by LaunchShots (not something Apple publishes).
#045CAC bg
#2772B7
#042C4C accent
#FFFFFF text
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About this app
Stay informed with the latest news, weather, and video from 9NEWS – all in one easy-to-use app. Get breaking news alerts, a personalized news feed, live newscasts, and an all-new mobile-first video experience built to help you catch up quickly. BREAKING & LOCAL NEWS • Real-time alerts for breaking stories • The latest news happening across the Denver area • In-depth investigations and original reporting • Photos, news clips, and raw video from the field WEATHER • Hourly and 7-day forecasts for your neighborhood • Updates from the 9NEWS Weather team • Interactive radar and maps • Hyperlocal severe weather alerts and information to keep you safe and prepared VIDEO • Live newscasts and breaking news coverage • Exclusive video content available only on mobile • A video player optimized for mobile viewing PERSONALIZATION • Follow topics that matter to you • Get personalized alerts an…
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What you can learn from Denver News from 9News
Every shipping app on the App Store has gone through the same decisions you're working through right now: which screenshot goes first, what caption sits over it, which device frame to show, what color the background should be. The 6 screenshots above are Denver News from 9News's answers to those questions — they're public, they're real, and they made it through Apple's review.
What the numbers say: Denver News from 9News runs a mixed light-and-dark set where the background shifts from screenshot to screenshot (first shot #045CAC) — each image has to stand on its own, so the captions carry more of the story. The accent colour we picked up, #042C4C, is the one to reuse for badges, arrows and highlighted words if you borrow this look. Hit Use this style to open the editor with these exact colours and drop your own screenshot in.
Notice the first screenshot in particular. It's the one users see in search results and on the product page, and it's where most apps spend their best caption and tightest design. Look at the proportion of background to phone, where the text sits, what one thing the image is trying to communicate.
Want to see how other News apps approach the same problem? Browse more News apps in the showcase.
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Closest background + accent colours among the listings we've analysed — useful when you want to see the same palette handled by a different team.