DOCUMENT:Q304335 13-MAY-2002 [frontpg] TITLE :FP: Hex Values for the 216 Color Safe Palette Used in HTML Pages PRODUCT :Word Front Page PROD/VER:: OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbdta ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft FrontPage 2002 - Microsoft FrontPage 2000 - Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= This article lists the hexadecimal values for the 216 colors that make up the Safe Palette of colors for use in HTML documents. MORE INFORMATION ================ Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. 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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: 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:

White text on Blue background.

Black text on Blue background.

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