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A few years ago most computers only supported 256 different colours. Therefore a list of 216 Web Safe Colours was suggested as a Web standard. The reason for this was that the Microsoft and Mac operating system used 40 different "reserved" fixed system colours (about 20 each).

This is no longer as important now, since most computers now have the ability to display millions of different colours.

The 216 cross-browser colours palette was created to ensure that all computers would display the colors correctly when running a 256 colours palette:

Col Hex Value Col Hex Value Col Hex Value Col Hex Value Col Hex Value Col Hex Value
  FFFFFF   FFCCFF   FF99FF   FF66FF   FF33FF   FF00FF
  FFFFCC   FFCCCC   FF99CC   FF66CC   FF33CC   FF00CC
  FFFF99   FFCC99   FF9999   FF6699   FF3399   FF0099
  FFFF66   FFCC66   FF9966   FF6666   FF3366   FF0066
  FFFF33   FFCC33   FF9933   FF6633   FF3333   FF0033
  FFFF00   FFCC00   FF9900   FF6600   FF3300   FF0000
  CCFFFF   CCCCFF   CC99FF   CC66FF   CC33FF   CC00FF
  CCFFCC   CCCCCC   CC99CC   CC66CC   CC33CC   CC00CC
  CCFF99   CCCC99   CC9999   CC6699   CC3399   CC0099
  CCFF66   CCCC66   CC9966   CC6666   CC3366   CC0066
  CCFF33   CCCC33   CC9933   CC6633   CC3333   CC0033
  CCFF00   CCCC00   CC9900   CC6600   CC3300   CC0000
  99FFFF   99CCFF   9999FF   9966FF   9933FF   9900FF
  99FFCC   99CCCC   9999CC   9966CC   9933CC   9900CC
  99FF99   99CC99   999999   996699   993399   990099
  99FF66   99CC66   999966   996666   993366   990066
  99FF33   99CC33   999933   996633   993333   990033
  99FF00   99CC00   999900   996600   993300   990000
  66FFFF   66CCFF   6699FF   6666FF   6633FF   6600FF
  66FFCC   66CCCC   6699CC   6666CC   6633CC   6600CC
  66FF99   66CC99   669999   666699   663399   660099
  66FF66   66CC66   669966   666666   663366   660066
  66FF33   66CC33   669933   666633   663333   660033
  66FF00   66CC00   669900   666600   663300   660000
  33FFFF   33CCFF   3399FF   3366FF   3333FF   3300FF
  33FFCC   33CCCC   3399CC   3366CC   3333CC   3300CC
  33FF99   33CC99   339999   336699   333399   330099
  33FF66   33CC66   339966   336666   333366   330066
  33FF33   33CC33   339933   336633   333333   330033
  33FF00   33CC00   339900   336600   333300   330000
  00FFFF   00CCFF   0099FF   0066FF   0033FF   0000FF
  00FFCC   00CCCC   0099CC   0066CC   0033CC   0000CC
  00FF99   00CC99   009999   006699   003399   000099
  00FF66   00CC66   009966   006666   003366   000066
  00FF33   00CC33   009933   006633   003333   000033
  00FF00   00CC00   009900   006600   003300   000000

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