Colours

This is a complete list of the colour names recognised by Netscape 1.2 onwards, as used in <font color>. The corresponding six-digit hexadecimal colour codes, as used in <body bgcolor> etc., are listed below. As I'm color blind I have rearranged and labelled the colours.  Because some of the colours will not show up too well, the page background can be set to the following colours:

You can also try the colors against a background image if you prefer.  Copy your image into the same directory as this page, call it image1.gif  and click the button.  The background colors won't work with a background image so you need to unload it by pressing the unload button.

Names and colour codes

VIO-PINK REDS BROWN ORANGE YELLOWS GRAYS GREENS
BLUES
aliceblue #f0f8ff powderblue #b0e0e6  dodgerblue #1e90ff 
lightcyan #e0ffff  cyan #00ffff  darkcyan #009c9c 
lightsteelblue #b0c4de  steelblue #4682b4  cadetblue #5f9ea0 
lightskyblue #87cefa  skyblue #87ceeb  deepskyblue #00bfff 
lightblue #add8e6  mediumblue #0000cd  darkblue #000088 
cornflowerblue #6495ed  royalblue #4169e1  midnightblue #191970 
slateblue #6a5acd mediumslateblue #7b68ee  darkslateblue #483d8b
blue #0000ff  indigo #000099  navy #000080 
VIOLET _ PINK
blueviolet #8a2be2  darkviolet #9400d3  darkmagenta #990099 
purple #a020f0  mediumpurple #9370db  plum #dda0dd 
orchid #da70d6  mediumorchid #ba55d3  darkorchid #9932cc 
palevioletred #db7093  mediumvioletred #c71585  violet #ee82ee 
pink #ffc0cb  fuchsia #ff00ff  magenta #ff00ff 
lightpink #ffb6c1  hotpink #ff69b4  deeppink #ff1493 
REDS
lightsalmon #ffa07a  salmon #fa8072  darksalmon #e9967a 
lightcoral #f08080  coral #ff7f50  indianred #cd5c5c 
tomato #ff6347  crimson #cc0033  darkred #880000 
orangered #ff4500  firebrick #b22222  maroon #b03060 
BROWN-ORANGE
navajowhite #ffdead  bisque #ffe4c4  burlywood #deb887 
peachpuff #ffdab9  rosybrown #bc8f8f  sienna #a0522d 
wheat #f5deb3  saddlebrown #8b4513  brown #a52a2a 
beige #f5f5dc  sandybrown #f4a460  peru #cd853f 
palegoldenrod #eee8aa  goldenrod #daa520  darkgoldenrod #b8860b 
gold #ffd700  khaki #f0e68c  darkkhaki #bdb76b 
orange #ff4500  darkorange #ff8c00  chocolate #d2691e 
YELLOW & PASTEL
ivory #fffff0 lightyellow #ffffe0  yellow #ffff00 
seashell #fff5ee  oldlace #fdf5e6  moccasin #ffe4b5 
lemonchiffon #fffacd  cornsilk #fff8dc  blanchedalmond #ffebcd 
snow #fffafa  papayawhip #ffefd5  mistyrose #ffe4e1 
floralwhite #fffaf0  linen #faf0e6  antiquewhite #faebd7 
mintcream #f5fffa  honeydew #f0fff0  lightgoldenrodyellow #fafad2 
azure #f0ffff  lavenderblush #fff0f5 
white #ffffff  ghostwhite #f8f8ff  lavender #e6e6fa 
GRAY
whitesmoke #f5f5f5  gainsboro #dcdcdc  silver #cccccc 
lightgrey #d3d3d3  gray #bebebe  darkgray #aaaaaa 
lightslategray #778899  slategray #708090  darkslategray #2f4f4f 
thistle #d8bfd8  dimgray #696969  black #000000 
GREEN
lightgreen #99ff99  lime #32cd32  limegreen #32cd32 
greenyellow #adff2f  chartreuse #7fff00  lawngreen #7cfc00 
yellowgreen #9acd32 
palegreen #98fb98  green #adff2f  darkgreen #006400 
springgreen #00ff7f  mediumspringgreen #00fa9a  forestgreen #228b22 
aquamarine #7fffd4  mediumaquamarine #66cdaa  seagreen #2e8b57 
lightseagreen  #8fbc8f mediumseagreen #3cb371  darkseagreen  #20b2aa
paleturquoise #afeeee  mediumturquoise #48d1cc  darkturquoise #00ced1 
turquoise #40e0d0  darkcyan #009c9c  teal
olivedrab #6b8e23 olive #808000  darkolivegreen #556b2f 

Names

BLUES PINK_PURPLE BROWN_ORANGE PASTELS GREEN
aliceblue
aqua
cornflowerblue
cyan
darkcyan
deepskyblue
dodgerblue
lightblue
lightskyblue
mediumslateblue
powderblue skyblue
steelblue
blue
cadetblue
darkblue
darkslateblue
indigo
navy
midnightblue
mediumblue
royalblue
slateblue
blueviolet
darkmagenta
darkorchid
darkviolet		 deeppink
fuchsia
hotpink
lightpink
magenta
mediumorchid
mediumpurple
mediumslateblue
mediumvioletred
orchid
palevioletred
peachpuff
plum
purple
violet
wheat
crimson
darkred
firebrick
maroon
orangered
tomato
brown
chocolate
coral
darksalmon
indianred
lightcoral
lightsalmon
pink		 rosybrown
salmon
saddlebrown
sandybrown
sienna
darkgoldenrod
darkorange
gold
goldenrod
navajowhite
orange
peru
yellow
antiquewhite
beige
bisque
burlywood
blanchedalmond
cornsilk
darkkhaki
khaki
lemonchiffon
lightgoldenrodyellow
moccasin
palegoldenrod
papayawhip
azure
floralwhite
ghostwhite
honeydewivory
lavender
lavenderblush
lightcyan
lightyellow
linen
mintcream
mistyrose
oldlace
seashell
snow
white
whitesmoke
black
darkgray
darkslategray
dimgray
gainsboro
gray
lightgrey
lightslategray
lightsteelblue
slategray
silver
thistle
aquamarine
chartreuse
darkseagreen
forestgreen
green
greenyellow
lawngreen
lightgreen
lightseagreen
lime
limegreen
mediumaquamarine
mediumseagreen
mediumspringgreen
palegreen
seagreen
springgreen
teal
paleturquoise
turquoise
mediumturquoise
darkturquoise
yellowgreen
darkgreen
darkolivegreen
olive
olivedrab

Page designed by Sam Kington (sam@grelb.src.gla.ac.uk) 
Colors rearranged and grouped, Javascript to switch background colors and background image installed 30 Nov 1999 by J. L. Errington, University of Northumbria john.errington@lineone.net