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 | Colours are a mixture of Red, Blue and Green and it is possible to create 256 (16 2 ) shades of each, expressed as values of RGB in either decimal or hexadecimal notation from 0 (#0 hex) to 255 (#FF hex). Hexadecimal numbers are always preceded by a "#". Remember that we are dealing with light here and not paint, so if there is no light ie. no red, blue or green, we have black (#000000) and if all are present we have white (#FFFFFF). Note also that the case of the letters (A,B,C,D,E,F), used as numbers in Hex, does not matter but it is good advice to decide which to use and then stick to it! The following colours are regarded as having cross-browser support. However, with modern browsers and computers other combinations of RGB will usually reproduce correctly. Colour pallets usually use these colours: |
| Colour Name | HEX Triplet | Colour |
| Colour Name | HEX Triplet | Colour |
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| ALICE BLUE | #F0F8FF | |
| LIGHT SALMON | #FFA07A | | | ANTIQUE WHITE | #FAEBD7 | |
| LIGHT SEA GREEN | #20B2AA | | | AQUA | #00FFFF | |
| LIGHT SKY BLUE | #87CEFA | | | AQUAMARINE | #7FFFD4 | |
| LIGHT SLATE GREY | #778899 | | | AZURE | #F0FFFF | |
| LIGHT STEEL BLUE | #B0C4DE | | |
BEIGE | #F5F5DC | |
| LIGHT YELLOW | #FFFFE0 | | | BISQUE | #FFE4C4 | |
| LIME | #00FF00 | | | | BLACK | #000000 | |
| LIME GREEN | #32CD32 | | | BLANCHED ALMOND | #FFEBCD | |
| LINEN | #FAF0E6 | | | BLUE | #0000FF | |
| MAROON | #800000 | | | BLUE VIOLET | #8A2BE2 | |
| MEDIUM AQUAMARINE | #66CDAA | | | BROWN | #A52A2A | |
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MEDIUM BLUE | #0000CD | | | BURLYWOOD | #DEB887 | |
| MEDIUM ORCHID | #BA55D3 | | | CADET BLUE | #5F9EA0 | |
| MEDIUM PURPLE | #9370DB | | | CHATREUSE | #7FFF00 | |
| MEDIUM SEA GREEN | #3CB371 | | | CHOCOLATE | #D2691E | |
| MEDIUM SLATE BLUE | #7B68EE | | | CHORAL | #FF7F50 | |
| MEDIUM SPRING GREEN | #00FA9A | | | CORNFLOWER BLUE | #6495ED | |
| MEDIUM TURQUOISE | #48D1CC |
| | CORNSILK | #FFF8DC | |
| MEDIUM VIOLET RED | #C71585 | | | CRIMSON | #DC143C | |
| MIDNIGHT BLUE | #191970 | | | CYAN | #00FFFF | |
| MINT CREAM | #F5FFFA | | | DARK BLUE | #00008B | |
| MISTY ROSE | #FFE4E1 | | | DARK CYAN | #008B8B | |
| NAVAJO WHITE | #FFDEAD | | | DARK GOLDENROD | #B8860B | |
| NAVY | #000080 | | | DARK GREY | #A9A9A9 |
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| OLD LACE | #FDF5E6 | | | DARK GREEN | #006400 | |
| OLIVE | #808000 | | | DARK KHAKI | #BDB76B | |
| OLIVE DRAB | #6B8E23 | | | DARK MAGENTA | #8B008B | |
| ORANGE | #FFA500 | | | DARK OLIVEGREEN | #556B2F | |
| ORANGE RED | #FF4500 | | | DARK ORANGE | #FF8C00 | |
| ORCHID | #DA70D6 | | | DARK ORCHID | #9932CC | |
| PALE GOLDENROD |
#EEE8AA | | | DARK SALMON | #E9967A | |
| PALE GREEN | #98FB98 | | | DARK SEA GREEN | #8FBC8F | |
| PALE TURQUOISE | #AFEEEE | | | DARK SLATE BLUE | #483D8B | |
| PALE VIOLET RED | #DB7093 | | | DARK SLATE GREY | #2F4F4F | |
| PAPAYA WHIP | #FFEFD5 | | | DARK TURQUOISE | #00CED1 | |
| PEACH PUFF | #FFDAB9 | | | DARK VIOLET | #9400D3 | |
| PERU | #CD853F | |
| DEEP PINK | #FF1493 | |
| PINK | #FFC0CB | | | DEEP SKYBLUE | #00BFFF | |
| PLUM | #DDA0DD | | | DIM GREY | #696969 | |
| POWDER BLUE | #B0E0E6 | | | DODGER BLUE | #1E90FF | |
| PURPLE | #800080 | | | FIREBRICK | #B22222 | |
| RED | #FF0000 | | | FLORAL WHITE | #FFFAF0 | |
| ROSY BROWN | #BC8F8F | | | FOREST GREEN | #228B22 | |
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ROYAL BLUE | #4169E1 | | | FUSCHIA | #FF00FF | |
| SADDLE BROWN | #8B4513 | | | GAINSBORO | #DCDCDC | |
| SALMON | #FA8072 | | | GHOST WHITE | #F8F8FF | |
| SANDY BROWN | #F4A460 | | | GOLD | #FFD700 | |
| SEA GREEN | #2E8B57 | | | GOLDENROD | #DAA520 | |
| SEA SHELL | #FFF5EE | | | GREY | #808080 | |
| SIENNA | #A0522D | | | GREEN |
#008000 | |
| SILVER | #C0C0C0 | | | GREEN YELLOW | #ADFF2F | |
| SKY BLUE | #87CEEB | | | HONEYDEW | #F0FFF0 | |
| SLATE BLUE | #6A5ACD | | | HOT PINK | #FF69B4 | |
| SLATE GREY | #708090 | | | INDIAN RED | #CD5C5C | |
| SNOW | #FFFAFA | | | INDIGO | #4B0082 | |
| SPRING GREEN | #00FF7F | | | IVORY | #FFFFF0 | |
| STEEL BLUE | #4682B4 |
| | KHAKI | #F0E68C | |
| TAN | #D2B48C | | | LAVENDER | #E6E6FA | |
| TEAL | #008080 | | | LAVENDER BLUSH | #FFF0FA | |
| THISTLE | #D8BFD8 | | | LEMON CHIFFON | #FFFACD | |
| TOMATO | #FF6347 | | | LIGHT BLUE | #ADD8E6 | |
| TURQUOISE | #40E0D0 | | | LIGHT CORAL | #F08080 | |
| VIOLET | #EE82EE | | | LIGHT CYAN | #E0FFFF |
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| WHEAT | #F5DEB3 | | | LIGHT GOLDENROD | #FAFAD2 | |
| WHITE | #FFFFFF | | | LIGHT GREEN | #90EE90 | |
| WHITE SMOKE | #F5F5F5 | | | LIGHT GREY | #D3D3D3 | |
| YELLOW | #FFFF00 | | | LIGHT PINK | #FFB6C1 | |
| YELLOW GREEN | #9ACD32 | |
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