Back in the 1990s the graphics capabilities of browsers were very basic. To create webpages UX designers were limited to a reduced palette of colors for text, background colors and images. At the time the safest approach was to stick to a palette of 216 'safe' colors, meaning that the majority of browsers circa 1990 would have support for them. If designers ventured from the palette they would risk the browser providing an alternative, often with shocking results, orange being substituted with pink, or cyan being substituted with green.

After establishment of the W3C and browser innovations the websafe colors are a thing of the past. Modern designers need not concern themselves with the limited palette, and can use any color they want. We've included the palette here for the rare cases where old technology needs to be used, such as embedded devices running old operating systems, or historic projects targeting old software and hardware. For web design on both desktop and mobile no limitations exist any more in 2019.

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003300		003333		003366		003399		0033CC		0033FF
006600		006633		006666		006699		0066CC		0066FF
009900		009933		009966		009999		0099CC		0099FF
00CC00		00CC33		00CC66		00CC99		00CCCC		00CCFF
00FF00		00FF33		00FF66		00FF99		00FFCC		00FFFF
330000		330033		330066		330099		3300CC		3300FF
333300		333333		333366		333399		3333CC		3333FF
336600		336633		336666		336699		3366CC		3366FF
339900		339933		339966		339999		3399CC		3399FF
33CC00		33CC33		33CC66		33CC99		33CCCC		33CCFF
33FF00		33FF33		33FF66		33FF99		33FFCC		33FFFF
660000		660033		660066		660099		6600CC		6600FF
663300		663333		663366		663399		6633CC		6633FF
666600		666633		666666		666699		6666CC		6666FF
669900		669933		669966		669999		6699CC		6699FF
66CC00		66CC33		66CC66		66CC99		66CCCC		66CCFF
66FF00		66FF33		66FF66		66FF99		66FFCC		66FFFF
990000		990033		990066		990099		9900CC		9900FF
993300		993333		993366		993399		9933CC		9933FF
996600		996633		996666		996699		9966CC		9966FF
999900		999933		999966		999999		9999CC		9999FF
99CC00		99CC33		99CC66		99CC99		99CCCC		99CCFF
99FF00		99FF33		99FF66		99FF99		99FFCC		99FFFF
CC0000		CC0033		CC0066		CC0099		CC00CC		CC00FF
CC3300		CC3333		CC3366		CC3399		CC33CC		CC33FF
CC6600		CC6633		CC6666		CC6699		CC66CC		CC66FF
CC9900		CC9933		CC9966		CC9999		CC99CC		CC99FF
CCCC00		CCCC33		CCCC66		CCCC99		CCCCCC		CCCCFF
CCFF00		CCFF33		CCFF66		CCFF99		CCFFCC		CCFFFF
FF0000		FF0033		FF0066		FF0099		FF00CC		FF00FF
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FF9900		FF9933		FF9966		FF9999		FF99CC		FF99FF
FFCC00		FFCC33		FFCC66		FFCC99		FFCCCC		FFCCFF
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