Colours of screens and design
Websites, apps, film and anything lit from behind.
#FF0000
Red
A primary colour seen in light, pigment, and tradition worldwideBasic colour · 🇺🇸 United States +5
#000000
Black
The colour seen when no visible light is present or all light is absorbedBasic colour
#00FF00
Green
The colour between cyan and yellow, seen widely in plants and natureBasic colour · 🇮🇪 Ireland +1
#0000FF
Blue
A primary colour seen in the sky and sea, used since ancient times in art and dyeBasic colour
#FFFFFF
White
The lightest colour, seen in snow, milk and chalk, and opposite to blackBasic colour
#808080
Grey
A neutral colour between black and white, seen in clouds, ash, and undyed woolBasic colour
#00FFFF
Cyan
A blue-green colour found between blue and green on the spectrum and key in printingBasic colour
#FF00FF
Magenta
A purplish-pink colour named after a battle and key to modern printingNamed shade · 🇫🇷 France +4
Black
Vantablack
A super-black coating made from carbon nanotubes that absorbs nearly all visible lightPigment
#80FF00
Chartreuse
A bright yellow-green named after a French liqueurNamed shade
#000080
Navy blue
A deep blue shade named for the uniforms of the Royal NavyNamed shade · 🇺🇸 United States +2
#FFBF00
Amber
A yellow-orange colour named after fossilised tree resinNamed shade
#008080
Teal
A dark cyan named after the Eurasian teal bird’s blue-green head stripeNamed shade
#002366
Royal blue
A strong, deep blue linked with royalty and national flagsNamed shade · 🇫🇷 France +4
#C41E3A
Cardinal
A strong, deep red linked to church robes and team coloursNamed shade
#00FF80
Spring green
A bright green halfway between green and cyan on the RGB colour wheelNamed shade
#191970
Midnight blue
A deep blue that recalls the sky late at night under moonlightNamed shade
#B0E0E6
Powder blue
A pale blue once made from powdered cobalt glass, now a standard paint and web colourNamed shade
#228B22
Forest green
A deep green matching the leaves of temperate forestsNamed shade
#8C1515
Stanford Cardinal Red
A deep red colour used by Stanford University in its identity and sportsNamed shade · 🇺🇸 United States
#3E8EDE
Tufts Blue
A clear blue used as the official colour of Tufts UniversityNational or team colour · 🇺🇸 United States
#E32600
Methyl orange
An orange-red azo dye used as a pH indicator in chemistryDye
Grey
Greyscale
Images made up only of shades of grey, from black to whiteNamed shade
#6495ED
Cornflower blue
A clear, medium-light blue named for the cornflower and prized in sapphiresNamed shade
#00FFFF
Aqua
A bright blue-green used for screens and web designBasic colour
#ADD8E6
Light blue
A pale blue shade found between blue and cyan, seen in flags and daily life worldwideNamed shade · 🇫🇷 France +5
#000F89
Phthalo blue
A strong, synthetic blue pigment made from copper phthalocyaninePigment · 🇩🇪 Germany +1
#2D68C4
UCLA Blue
A clear blue shade worn by UCLA's teams and tied to the Pacific coastNamed shade · 🇺🇸 United States
#81D8D0
Tiffany Blue
A light blue-green shade trademarked by Tiffany & Co. for its boxes and brandingNamed shade
#C71585
Red-violet
A strong colour found between red and magenta, often called purple in artNamed shade
#FFEBCD
X11 color names
A set of colour names and values used in the X Window System and early web browsersStandard colour
#777777
Gray card
A neutral grey reference card for setting exposure and colour balance in photographyNamed shade
#663399
rebeccapurple
A deep purple web colour named in memory of Rebecca MeyerScreen colour
#1E90FF
Dodger blue
A vivid web blue named after the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball teamNamed shade
#FFDEAD
Navajo white
A pale yellow-orange paint shade named for the Navajo Nation flag’s backgroundNamed shade · 🇺🇸 United States
#DAA520
Goldenrod
A strong yellow named for the goldenrod flowerNamed shade
Grey
Middle gray
A neutral tone halfway between black and white, used to calibrate cameras and printsNamed shade
#56A0D3
Carolina blue
A light blue shade tied to the University of North CarolinaNamed shade · 🇺🇸 United States
#1E3765
U of T Blue
A deep navy blue used by the University of Toronto since its foundingNamed shade · 🇨🇦 Canada
#3DDC84
Android green
A bright green defined by Google for the Android robot mascot and logoNamed shade
Red
Erythrosine
A bright red-pink synthetic dye used in food, cosmetics, and industryDye · 🇺🇸 United States +4
#C46210
Alloy orange
A metallic orange shade created for Crayola's Metallic FX crayon setNamed shade
#00BFFF
Deep sky blue
A web colour halfway between azure and cyan on the colour wheelNamed shade
#696969
Dim gray
A dark grey defined for web and digital useNamed shade
#808080
Gray (web)
The standard mid-tone between white and black on screensStandard colour
#512888
KSU purple
A dark, blue-toned purple used by Kansas State UniversityNamed shade
#00FF00
Lime (web) (X11 green)
A bright green used for screens, matching the green of the RGB colour modelScreen colour
#AAF0D1
Magic mint
A pale minty green once made as a Crayola crayonNamed shade
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Aqua: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, source
- X11 color names: Gabriela Ruellan, CC0, source
- Cornflower blue: TeunSpaans, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Goldenrod: Huw Williams ( Huwmanbeing ), Public domain, source
- Light blue: Yosef Ben Melamed, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Magenta: Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Midnight blue: Kippelboy, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Navy blue: Official Navy Page, Public domain, source
- Phthalo blue: Smokefoot, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- rebeccapurple: Chris Jennings, CC BY 2.0, source
- UCLA Blue: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Tufts Blue: HereToHelp, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- White: Steve Snodgrass, CC BY 2.0, source
- Forest green: Nicholas A. Tonelli, CC BY 2.0, source
- Greyscale: Unknown author, CC BY 4.0, source
- Gray card: Christian H., Public domain, source
- Vantablack: Surrey NanoSystems, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Stanford Cardinal Red: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Grey: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0, source
- Black: w:Harlan Kredit, Public domain, source
- U of T Blue: DoubleBlue, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Red: Sander van der Wel, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Cardinal: Philippe de Champaigne and workshop, Public domain, source
- Amber: Brocken Inaglory , slight edit by Richard Bartz, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Methyl orange: Rubashkyn, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Green: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Spring green: Аружан Жамбулатова, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chartreuse: Jeuwre, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cyan: Claude Monet, Public domain, source
- Teal: Unknown author, CC0, source
- Tiffany Blue: Ajay Suresh, CC BY 2.0, source
- Blue: NOAA-JMA, CC BY 4.0, source
- Red-violet: Fructibus, CC0, source