Q304335: FP: Hex Values for the 216 Color Safe Palette Used in HTML Pages
Article: Q304335
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Last Modified: 13-MAY-2002
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft FrontPage 2002
- Microsoft FrontPage 2000
- Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows
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SUMMARY
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This article lists the hexadecimal values for the 216 colors that make up the
Safe Palette of colors for use in HTML documents.
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NOTE: You may receive an error message if you copy and paste the examples
directly from this article to FrontPage. The angle brackets ("<" and ">")
may appear as escaped HTML code ("<" and ">"). To work around this
behavior, paste the script in a blank Notepad document, and then copy it from
Notepad before you paste it into FrontPage.
Several HTML tags allow you to specify colors in HTML documents. For example, to
set the background color and the default color of text, use the BGCOLOR and TEXT
attributes of the BODY tag:
<body bgcolor="#hex value" text="#hex value>
To specify the color of specific text, use the COLOR attribute of the FONT tag:
<font color="#hex value">
The hex values are a combination of six hexadecimal digits that are read left to
right in pairs, representing the color levels for Red, Green, and Blue (RGB)
respectively. These values allow for 24-bit color resolution, or a total of
16,777,216 possible colors. However, not every computer is capable of displaying
all of these colors.
Since most computers are capable of displaying at least 256 colors, a Safe
Palette of colors was created. This palette is constructed by incrementing each
color value by 51 decimal, or 33 hexadecimal. (For example, the values 00, 33,
66, 99, CC, and FF.) This allows for a palette of 216 colors, which stays inside
the range of possible colors for a computer that supports 256 colors.
The following table lists the hex values for the 216 colors that make up the Safe
Palette of colors for web browsers:
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| FFFFFF | FFFFCC | FFFF99 | FFFF66 | FFFF33 | FFFF00 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| FFCCFF | FFCCCC | FFCC99 | FFCC66 | FFCC33 | FFCC00 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| FF99FF | FF99CC | FF9999 | FF9966 | FF9933 | FF9900 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| FF66FF | FF66CC | FF6699 | FF6666 | FF6633 | FF6600 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| FF33FF | FF33CC | FF3399 | FF3366 | FF3333 | FF3300 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| FF00FF | FF00CC | FF0099 | FF0066 | FF0033 | FF0000 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| CCFFFF | CCFFCC | CCFF99 | CCFF66 | CCFF33 | CCFF00 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| CCCCFF | CCCCCC | CCCC99 | CCCC66 | CCCC33 | CCCC00 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| CC99FF | CC99CC | CC9999 | CC9966 | CC9933 | CC9900 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| CC66FF | CC66CC | CC6699 | CC6666 | CC6633 | CC6600 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| CC33FF | CC33CC | CC3399 | CC3366 | CC3333 | CC3300 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| CC00FF | CC00CC | CC0099 | CC0066 | CC0033 | CC0000 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 99FFFF | 99FFCC | 99FF99 | 99FF66 | 99FF33 | 99FF00 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 99CCFF | 99CCCC | 99CC99 | 99CC66 | 99CC33 | 99CC00 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 9999FF | 9999CC | 999999 | 999966 | 999933 | 999900 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 9966FF | 9966CC | 996699 | 996666 | 996633 | 996600 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 9933FF | 9933CC | 993399 | 993366 | 993333 | 993300 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 9900FF | 9900CC | 990099 | 990066 | 990033 | 990000 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 66FFFF | 66FFCC | 66FF99 | 66FF66 | 66FF33 | 66FF00 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 66CCFF | 66CCCC | 66CC99 | 66CC66 | 66CC33 | 66CC00 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 6699FF | 6699CC | 669999 | 669966 | 669933 | 669900 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 6666FF | 6666CC | 666699 | 666666 | 666633 | 666600 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 6633FF | 6633CC | 663399 | 663366 | 663333 | 663300 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 6600FF | 6600CC | 660099 | 660066 | 660033 | 660000 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 33FFFF | 33FFCC | 33FF99 | 33FF66 | 33FF33 | 33FF00 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 33CCFF | 33CCCC | 33CC99 | 33CC66 | 33CC33 | 33CC00 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 3399FF | 3399CC | 339999 | 339966 | 339933 | 339900 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 3366FF | 3366CC | 336699 | 336666 | 336633 | 336600 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 3333FF | 3333CC | 333399 | 333366 | 333333 | 333300 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 3300FF | 3300CC | 330099 | 330066 | 330033 | 330000 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 00FFFF | 00FFCC | 00FF99 | 00FF66 | 00FF33 | 00FF00 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 00CCFF | 00CCCC | 00CC99 | 00CC66 | 00CC33 | 00CC00 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 0099FF | 0099CC | 009999 | 009966 | 009933 | 009900 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 0066FF | 0066CC | 006699 | 006666 | 006633 | 006600 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 0033FF | 0033CC | 003399 | 003366 | 003333 | 003300 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 0000FF | 0000CC | 000099 | 000066 | 000033 | 000000 |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ To use a specific color,
you simply need to specify the color value. The following example, uses the
hexadecimal color values, to set the background color to blue, the default color
for text to white, and the color of of text in a specific range of pages to
black:
<body bgcolor="#0000FF" text="#FFFFFF">
<p>White text on Blue background.</p>
<p><font color="#000000">Black text on Blue background.</font></p>
</body>
REFERENCES
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For additional information about using colors in HTML pages created in
FrontPage, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
Q295546 FP: Names and Hex Values for the 16 Common Colors Used in HTML
For more information about HTML syntax, visit the following World Wide Web
Consortium (W3C) web site:
http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/
Additional query words: front page
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