Colours Listing


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Note: This page was first created using Netscape 3.0bx to define the 256 colours. Microsoft, at that time, supported 16 colours. Microsoft 4.0b1 appears to recognize all 256 colours but I can find no documentation to support it.

This page is made up from a wide range of information sources. Notice that the colour names and the hex values do not always produce corresponding colours. These values came from Netscape. However, MSIE and W3C have also gotten on the bandwagon and released their own colour endorsements.

The chart below shows the colours in two pairs: in the left column the color is set using the alpha colour name; and the right column uses the hexadecimal value.

Each colour carries the logos of the organization(s) supporting it.

This table does not always display correctly. It is best viewed on an 800x600 screen in 256 colours.

Note: If you need more information about colours, I highly recommend this explanation of colour by: Gernot Metze. He includes six hex colour charts that provide most of the usable WWW colours. Go to the bottom of the page for the colour charts. The top of the page is an excellent background on colour and its use. Denis Wieger's page examines colour as it is used by different types of computers and addresses the Mac/PC colour compatibility question. This question of different platforms and their presentation of colour are addressed by W3C in their document "A Standard Default color Space for the Internet". Detailed explanations and more links are available at that site.

Netscape in its 3.0bx documentation specifies "aliceblue" as "#f0f8ff". WebTV defines the same "aliceblue" as "#a0ce00". Take your pick.

The WebTV 1.2 specification is used in this chart. WebTV in its "HTML Color Names" document gives two spellings for colours containing the word "grey". For example, "darkgray" and "darkgrey". Both are presented here. Please note not all browsers support "grey", only "gray".

Netscape uses the following colours for their links:
Normal Text = #000000 Unvisited Link = #0000ff Visited Link = #660099 Active Link = #ff0000 Background = #cccccc
WebTV uses the following colours:
Normal Text = #000000 Unvisited Link = #2222bb Visited Link = #8822bb Active Link = not supported Background = #c6c6c6
aliceblue (#f0f8ff)
aliceblue (#a0ce00)
antiquewhite
aliceblue #f0f8ff aliceblue #a0ce00 antiquewhite #faebd7
aqua
aquamarine
azure
aqua #00ffff aquamarine #7fffd4 azure #f0ffff
beige
bisque
black
beige #f5f5dc bisque #ffe4c4 black #000000
blanchedalmond
blue
blueviolet
blanchedalmond #ffebcd blue #0000ff blueviolet #8a2be2
brown
burlywood
cadetblue
brown #a52a2a burlywood #deb887 cadetblue #5f9ea0
chartreuse
chocolate
coral
chartreuse #7fff00 chocolate #d2691e coral #ff7f50
cornflowerblue
cornsilk
crimson
cornflowerblue #6495ed cornsilk #fff8dc crimson #dc143c
cyan
darkblue
darkcyan
cyan #00ffff darkblue #00008b darkcyan #008b8b
darkgoldenrod
darkgray
darkgrey
darkgoldenrod #b8860b darkgray #a9a9a9 darkgrey #a9a9a9
darkgreen
darkkhaki
darkmagenta
darkgreen #006400 darkkhaki #bdb76b darkmagenta #8b008b
darkolivegreen
darkorange
darkorchid
darkolivegreen #556b2f darkorange #ff8c00 darkorchid #9932cc
darkred
darksalmon
darkseagreen
darkred #8b0000 darksalmon #e9967a darkseagreen #8fbc8f
darkslateblue
darkslategray
darkslategrey
darkslateblue #483d8b darkslategray #2f4f4f darkslategrey #2f4f4f
darkturquoise
darkviolet
deeppink
darkturquoise #00ced1 darkviolet #9400d3 deeppink #ff1493
deepskyblue
deepskyblue
dimgray
deepskyblue #00bfBf deepskyblue #00bfFf dimgray #696969
dimgrey
dodgerblue
firebrick
dimgrey #696969 dodgerblue #1e90ff firebrick #b22222
floralwhite
forestgreen
fuchsia
floralwhite #fffaf0 forestgreen #228b22 fuchsia #ff00ff
gainsboro
ghostwhite
gold
gainsboro #dcdcdc ghostwhite #f8f8ff gold #ffd700
goldenrod
gray
grey
goldenrod #daa520 gray #808080 grey #808080
green
greenyellow
honeydew
green #008000 greenyellow #adff2f honeydew #f0fff0
hotpink
indianred
indigo
hotpink #ff69b4 indianred #cd5c5c indigo #4b0082
ivory
khaki
lavender
ivory #fffff0 khaki #f0e68c lavender #e6e6fa
lavenderblush
lawngreen
lemonchiffon
lavenderblush #fff0f5 lawngreen #7cfc00 lemonchiffon #fffacd
lightblue
lightcoral
lightcyan
lightblue #add8e6 lightcoral #f08080 lightcyan #e0ffff
lightgoldenrodyellow
lightgreen
lightgray
lightgoldenrodyellow #fafad2 lightgreen #90ee90 lightgray #d3d3d3
lightgrey
lightpink
lightsalmon
lightgrey #d3d3d3 lightpink #ffb6c1 lightsalmon #ffa07a
lightseagreen
lightskyblue
lightslategray
lightseagreen #20b2aa lightskyblue #87cefa lightslategray #778899
lightslategrey
lightsteelblue
lightyellow
lightslategrey #778899 lightsteelblue #b0c4de lightyellow #ffffe0
lime
limegreen
linen
lime #00ff00 limegreen #32cd32 linen #faf0e6
magenta
maroon
mediumaquamarine
magenta #ff00ff maroon #800000 mediumaquamarine #66cdaa
mediumblue
mediumgreen
mediumorchid
mediumblue #0000cd mediumgreen #00fa9a mediumorchid #ba55d3
mediumpurple
mediumseagreen
mediumslateblue
mediumpurple #9370db mediumseagreen #3cb371 mediumslateblue #7b68ee
mediumspringgreen
mediumturquoise
mediumvioletred
mediumspringgreen #00fa9a mediumturquoise #48d1cc mediumvioletred #c71585
midnightblue
mintcream
mistyrose
midnightblue #191970 mintcream #f5fffa mistyrose #ffe4e1
moccasin
navajowhite
navy
moccasin #ffe4b5 navajowhite #ffdead navy #000080
navyblue
oldlace
olive
navyblue #000080 oldlace #fdf5e6 olive #808000
olivedrab
orange
orangered
olivedrab #6b8e23 orange #ffa500 orangered #ff4500
orchid
palegoldenrod
palegreen
orchid #da70d6 palegoldenrod #eee8aa palegreen #98fb98
paleturquoise
palevioletred
papayawhip
paleturquoise #afeeee palevioletred #db7093 papayawhip #ffefd5
peachpuff
peru
pink
peachpuff #ffdab9 peru #cd853f pink #ffc0cb
plum
powderblue
purple
plum #dda0dd powderblue #b0e0e6 purple #800080
red
rosybrown
royalblue
red #ff0000 rosybrown #bc8f8f royalblue #4169e1
saddlebrown
salmon
sandybrown
saddlebrown #8b4513 salmon #fa8072 sandybrown #f4a460
seagreen
seashell
sienna
seagreen #2e8b57 seashell #fff5ee sienna #a0522d
silver
skyblue
slateblue
silver #c0c0c0 skyblue #87ceeb slateblue #6a5acd
slategray
slategrey
snow
slategray #708090 slategrey #708090 snow #fffafa
springgreen
steelblue
tan
springgreen #00ff7f steelblue #4682b4 tan #d2b48c
teal
thistle
tomato
teal #008080 thistle #d8bfd8 tomato #ff6347
turquoise
violet
wheat
turquoise #40e0d0 violet #ee82ee wheat #f5deb3
white
whitesmoke
yellow
white #ffffff whitesmoke #f5f5f5 yellow #ffff00
yellowgreen
yellowgreen #9acd32