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
#FFFF00
Yellow
A primary colour between green and orange, seen in sunlight, leaves, and pigmentsBasic colour · 🇫🇷 France +5
#0000FF
Blue
A primary colour seen in the sky and sea, used since ancient times in art and dyeBasic 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
#FFD700
Gold
A strong yellow named for the precious metal and often linked with wealth and first placeNamed shade
#F5F5DC
Beige
A pale, warm colour named after natural, undyed woolNamed shade · 🇫🇷 France +2
#007FFF
Azure
A clear sky blue, halfway between blue and cyan on the colour wheelNamed shade · 🇮🇹 Italy +2
#87CEEB
Sky blue
A light blue named for the colour of a clear daytime skyNamed shade · 🇦🇷 Argentina +5
#800000
Maroon
A deep brownish red named for the French word for chestnutNamed shade · 🇦🇺 Australia +4
#BFFF00
Lime
A sharp yellow-green named for the skin of the lime fruitNamed shade
#80FF00
Chartreuse
A bright yellow-green named after a French liqueurNamed shade
#FF7F50
Coral
A vivid orange-pink named after the colour of precious coral from the seaNamed shade
#008080
Teal
A dark cyan named after the Eurasian teal bird’s blue-green head stripeNamed shade
#FFFFF0
Ivory
A soft off-white shade with a hint of yellow, named after animal tusksNamed shade
#9966CC
Lavender
A pale purple named for the lavender flower, with many subtle variationsNamed 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
#708090
Slate gray
A bluish-grey colour named after the stone used in roofs and buildingNamed shade
#4682B4
Steel blue
A subdued blue-grey shade named for the colour of blued steelNamed shade
#228B22
Forest green
A deep green matching the leaves of temperate forestsNamed shade
#6495ED
Cornflower blue
A clear, medium-light blue named for the cornflower and prized in sapphiresNamed shade
#D2B48C
Tan
A light brown shade named after oak bark used in leather tanningNamed shade · 🇺🇸 United States +1
#00FFFF
Aqua
A bright blue-green used for screens and web designBasic colour
#F0F8FF
Alice blue
A pale blue shade named for Alice Roosevelt, once a fashion trend in the USNamed shade · 🇺🇸 United States
#674C47
Liver
A dark brown shade seen in animal coats and named after the organNamed shade
#DA70D6
Orchid
A vivid purple named for the colour of orchid flowersNamed shade
#FFEBCD
X11 color names
A set of colour names and values used in the X Window System and early web browsersStandard colour
#663399
rebeccapurple
A deep purple web colour named in memory of Rebecca MeyerScreen colour
#FFFACD
Lemon chiffon
A pale yellow web colour named after a light, airy cakeScreen colour · 🇺🇸 United States
#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
#3DDC84
Android green
A bright green defined by Google for the Android robot mascot and logoNamed shade
#D2691E
Chocolate (web)
A light brown named for the cocoa pod, not the sweet treatNamed shade
#9400D3
Dark violet
The traditional violet found in paints and coloured pencils before the 1970sNamed 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
#BF00FF
Electric purple
A vivid purple shown at its brightest on digital screensNamed shade
#8F00FF
Electric violet
A vivid screen colour matching the middle of the violet spectrumNamed 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
#FFB6C1
Light pink
A web colour called 'lightpink' in HTML, deeper than standard pinkNamed shade
#00FF00
Lime (web) (X11 green)
A bright green used for screens, matching the green of the RGB colour modelScreen colour
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Lavender: User:Fir0002, GFDL 1.2, source
- Aqua: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, source
- Azure: Marco Almbauer, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Beige: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- X11 color names: Gabriela Ruellan, CC0, source
- Coral: Tewy, CC BY 2.5, source
- Cornflower blue: TeunSpaans, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Gold: Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Goldenrod: Huw Williams ( Huwmanbeing ), Public domain, source
- Ivory: By Aaron Logan, CC BY 1.0, source
- Lemon chiffon: Kimberly Vardeman, CC BY 2.0, source
- Liver: Rob Hanson, CC BY 2.0, source
- Magenta: Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Midnight blue: Kippelboy, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- rebeccapurple: Chris Jennings, CC BY 2.0, source
- Slate gray: Zureks, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Steel blue: Richardd1970, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tan: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Forest green: Nicholas A. Tonelli, CC BY 2.0, source
- Grey: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0, source
- Black: w:Harlan Kredit, Public domain, source
- Sky blue: Gabriela Ruellan, CC0, source
- Maroon: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Red: Sander van der Wel, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Green: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Yellow: Mark Robinson, CC BY 2.0, source
- Lime: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, 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
- Blue: NOAA-JMA, CC BY 4.0, source
- Orchid: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, source