Named Colors

Named Colors#

Named colors supported by Color and plotting-related classes such as Plotter.

The colors on this page come from various sources, and include:

  • CSS - all standard named web colors

  • TAB - palette of 10 colors used by Tableau

  • PV - default colors used by ParaView

See also matplotlib’s list of named colors for additional information about the CSS and TAB colors.

Note

Many colors have multiple names which refer to the same color ('gray' and 'grey', for example). These alternate names are listed where applicable. Underscores, spaces, and hyphens between words are also acceptable inputs. See Color.name for examples.

Warning

Some color names are not internally consistent. For example,

  • 'darkgray' is lighter than 'gray',

  • 'lightpink' is darker than 'pink'.

Sorted by Name#

All Colors

Source

Name

Hex value

Example

CSS

'aliceblue'

#f0f8ff

  

CSS

'antiquewhite'

#faebd7

  

CSS

'aquamarine'

#7fffd4

  

CSS

'azure'

#f0ffff

  

CSS

'beige'

#f5f5dc

  

CSS

'bisque'

#ffe4c4

  

CSS

'black' or 'k'

#000000

  

CSS

'blanchedalmond'

#ffebcd

  

CSS

'blue' or 'b'

#0000ff

  

CSS

'blueviolet'

#8a2be2

  

CSS

'brown'

#a52a2a

  

CSS

'burlywood'

#deb887

  

CSS

'cadetblue'

#5f9ea0

  

CSS

'chartreuse'

#7fff00

  

CSS

'chocolate'

#d2691e

  

CSS

'coral'

#ff7f50

  

CSS

'cornflowerblue'

#6495ed

  

CSS

'cornsilk'

#fff8dc

  

CSS

'crimson'

#dc143c

  

CSS

'cyan' or 'c' or 'aqua'

#00ffff

  

CSS

'darkblue'

#00008b

  

CSS

'darkcyan'

#008b8b

  

CSS

'darkgoldenrod'

#b8860b

  

CSS

'darkgray' or 'darkgrey'

#a9a9a9

  

CSS

'darkgreen'

#006400

  

CSS

'darkkhaki'

#bdb76b

  

CSS

'darkmagenta'

#8b008b

  

CSS

'darkolivegreen'

#556b2f

  

CSS

'darkorange'

#ff8c00

  

CSS

'darkorchid'

#9932cc

  

CSS

'darkred'

#8b0000

  

CSS

'darksalmon'

#e9967a

  

CSS

'darkseagreen'

#8fbc8f

  

CSS

'darkslateblue'

#483d8b

  

CSS

'darkslategray' or 'darkslategrey'

#2f4f4f

  

CSS

'darkturquoise'

#00ced1

  

CSS

'darkviolet'

#9400d3

  

CSS

'deeppink'

#ff1493

  

CSS

'deepskyblue'

#00bfff

  

CSS

'dimgray' or 'dimgrey'

#696969

  

CSS

'dodgerblue'

#1e90ff

  

CSS

'firebrick'

#b22222

  

CSS

'floralwhite'

#fffaf0

  

CSS

'forestgreen'

#228b22

  

CSS

'gainsboro'

#dcdcdc

  

CSS

'ghostwhite'

#f8f8ff

  

CSS

'gold'

#ffd700

  

CSS

'goldenrod'

#daa520

  

CSS

'gray' or 'grey'

#808080

  

CSS

'green' or 'g'

#008000

  

CSS

'greenyellow'

#adff2f

  

CSS

'honeydew'

#f0fff0

  

CSS

'hotpink'

#ff69b4

  

CSS

'indianred'

#cd5c5c

  

CSS

'indigo'

#4b0082

  

CSS

'ivory'

#fffff0

  

CSS

'khaki'

#f0e68c

  

CSS

'lavender'

#e6e6fa

  

CSS

'lavenderblush'

#fff0f5

  

CSS

'lawngreen'

#7cfc00

  

CSS

'lemonchiffon'

#fffacd

  

CSS

'lightblue'

#add8e6

  

CSS

'lightcoral'

#f08080

  

CSS

'lightcyan'

#e0ffff

  

CSS

'lightgoldenrodyellow'

#fafad2

  

CSS

'lightgray' or 'lightgrey'

#d3d3d3

  

CSS

'lightgreen'

#90ee90

  

CSS

'lightpink'

#ffb6c1

  

CSS

'lightsalmon'

#ffa07a

  

CSS

'lightseagreen'

#20b2aa

  

CSS

'lightskyblue'

#87cefa

  

CSS

'lightslategray' or 'lightslategrey'

#778899

  

CSS

'lightsteelblue'

#b0c4de

  

CSS

'lightyellow'

#ffffe0

  

CSS

'lime'

#00ff00

  

CSS

'limegreen'

#32cd32

  

CSS

'linen'

#faf0e6

  

CSS

'magenta' or 'm' or 'fuchsia'

#ff00ff

  

CSS

'maroon'

#800000

  

CSS

'mediumaquamarine'

#66cdaa

  

CSS

'mediumblue'

#0000cd

  

CSS

'mediumorchid'

#ba55d3

  

CSS

'mediumpurple'

#9370db

  

CSS

'mediumseagreen'

#3cb371

  

CSS

'mediumslateblue'

#7b68ee

  

CSS

'mediumspringgreen'

#00fa9a

  

CSS

'mediumturquoise'

#48d1cc

  

CSS

'mediumvioletred'

#c71585

  

CSS

'midnightblue'

#191970

  

CSS

'mintcream'

#f5fffa

  

CSS

'mistyrose'

#ffe4e1

  

CSS

'moccasin'

#ffe4b5

  

CSS

'navajowhite'

#ffdead

  

CSS

'navy'

#000080

  

CSS

'oldlace'

#fdf5e6

  

CSS

'olive'

#808000

  

CSS

'olivedrab'

#6b8e23

  

CSS

'orange'

#ffa500

  

CSS

'orangered'

#ff4500

  

CSS

'orchid'

#da70d6

  

CSS

'palegoldenrod'

#eee8aa

  

CSS

'palegreen'

#98fb98

  

CSS

'paleturquoise'

#afeeee

  

CSS

'palevioletred'

#db7093

  

CSS

'papayawhip'

#ffefd5

  

CSS

'peachpuff'

#ffdab9

  

CSS

'peru'

#cd853f

  

CSS

'pink'

#ffc0cb

  

CSS

'plum'

#dda0dd

  

CSS

'powderblue'

#b0e0e6

  

CSS

'purple'

#800080

  

CSS

'rawsienna'

#965434

  

CSS

'rebeccapurple'

#663399

  

CSS

'red' or 'r'

#ff0000

  

CSS

'rosybrown'

#bc8f8f

  

CSS

'royalblue'

#4169e1

  

CSS

'saddlebrown'

#8b4513

  

CSS

'salmon'

#fa8072

  

CSS

'sandybrown'

#f4a460

  

CSS

'seagreen'

#2e8b57

  

CSS

'seashell'

#fff5ee

  

CSS

'sienna'

#a0522d

  

CSS

'silver'

#c0c0c0

  

CSS

'skyblue'

#87ceeb

  

CSS

'slateblue'

#6a5acd

  

CSS

'slategray' or 'slategrey'

#708090

  

CSS

'snow'

#fffafa

  

CSS

'springgreen'

#00ff7f

  

CSS

'steelblue'

#4682b4

  

CSS

'tan'

#d2b48c

  

CSS

'teal'

#008080

  

CSS

'thistle'

#d8bfd8

  

CSS

'tomato'

#ff6347

  

CSS

'turquoise'

#40e0d0

  

CSS

'violet'

#ee82ee

  

CSS

'wheat'

#f5deb3

  

CSS

'white' or 'w'

#ffffff

  

CSS

'whitesmoke'

#f5f5f5

  

CSS

'yellow' or 'y'

#ffff00

  

CSS

'yellowgreen'

#9acd32

  

PV

'paraviewbackground' or 'pv' or 'paraview'

#52576e

  

TAB

'tab:blue'

#1f77b4

  

TAB

'tab:orange'

#ff7f0e

  

TAB

'tab:green'

#2ca02c

  

TAB

'tab:red'

#d62728

  

TAB

'tab:purple'

#9467bd

  

TAB

'tab:brown'

#8c564b

  

TAB

'tab:pink'

#e377c2

  

TAB

'tab:gray'

#7f7f7f

  

TAB

'tab:olive'

#bcbd22

  

TAB

'tab:cyan'

#17becf

  

Sorted by Color#

Blacks

Source

Name

Hex value

Example

CSS

'black' or 'k'

#000000

  
Grays

Source

Name

Hex value

Example

CSS

'dimgray' or 'dimgrey'

#696969

  

TAB

'tab:gray'

#7f7f7f

  

CSS

'gray' or 'grey'

#808080

  

CSS

'darkgray' or 'darkgrey'

#a9a9a9

  

CSS

'silver'

#c0c0c0

  

CSS

'lightgray' or 'lightgrey'

#d3d3d3

  

CSS

'gainsboro'

#dcdcdc

  

CSS

'slategray' or 'slategrey'

#708090

  

CSS

'lightslategray' or 'lightslategrey'

#778899

  

PV

'paraviewbackground' or 'pv' or 'paraview'

#52576e

  
Whites

Source

Name

Hex value

Example

CSS

'whitesmoke'

#f5f5f5

  

CSS

'snow'

#fffafa

  

CSS

'white' or 'w'

#ffffff

  

CSS

'mistyrose'

#ffe4e1

  

CSS

'seashell'

#fff5ee

  

CSS

'linen'

#faf0e6

  

CSS

'antiquewhite'

#faebd7

  

CSS

'blanchedalmond'

#ffebcd

  

CSS

'papayawhip'

#ffefd5

  

CSS

'oldlace'

#fdf5e6

  

CSS

'floralwhite'

#fffaf0

  

CSS

'cornsilk'

#fff8dc

  

CSS

'lemonchiffon'

#fffacd

  

CSS

'lightgoldenrodyellow'

#fafad2

  

CSS

'beige'

#f5f5dc

  

CSS

'lightyellow'

#ffffe0

  

CSS

'ivory'

#fffff0

  

CSS

'honeydew'

#f0fff0

  

CSS

'mintcream'

#f5fffa

  

CSS

'lightcyan'

#e0ffff

  

CSS

'azure'

#f0ffff

  

CSS

'aliceblue'

#f0f8ff

  

CSS

'lavender'

#e6e6fa

  

CSS

'ghostwhite'

#f8f8ff

  

CSS

'lavenderblush'

#fff0f5

  
Reds

Source

Name

Hex value

Example

CSS

'maroon'

#800000

  

CSS

'darkred'

#8b0000

  

CSS

'brown'

#a52a2a

  

CSS

'firebrick'

#b22222

  

CSS

'red' or 'r'

#ff0000

  

CSS

'indianred'

#cd5c5c

  

CSS

'rosybrown'

#bc8f8f

  

CSS

'lightcoral'

#f08080

  

CSS

'salmon'

#fa8072

  

CSS

'tomato'

#ff6347

  

CSS

'crimson'

#dc143c

  

CSS

'pink'

#ffc0cb

  

CSS

'lightpink'

#ffb6c1

  

TAB

'tab:red'

#d62728

  
Oranges

Source

Name

Hex value

Example

CSS

'darksalmon'

#e9967a

  

CSS

'coral'

#ff7f50

  

CSS

'orangered'

#ff4500

  

CSS

'lightsalmon'

#ffa07a

  

CSS

'chocolate'

#d2691e

  

CSS

'sandybrown'

#f4a460

  

TAB

'tab:orange'

#ff7f0e

  

CSS

'peachpuff'

#ffdab9

  

CSS

'bisque'

#ffe4c4

  

CSS

'darkorange'

#ff8c00

  

CSS

'burlywood'

#deb887

  

CSS

'navajowhite'

#ffdead

  

CSS

'moccasin'

#ffe4b5

  

CSS

'orange'

#ffa500

  
Browns

Source

Name

Hex value

Example

TAB

'tab:brown'

#8c564b

  

CSS

'sienna'

#a0522d

  

CSS

'rawsienna'

#965434

  

CSS

'saddlebrown'

#8b4513

  

CSS

'peru'

#cd853f

  

CSS

'tan'

#d2b48c

  
Yellows

Source

Name

Hex value

Example

CSS

'wheat'

#f5deb3

  

CSS

'darkgoldenrod'

#b8860b

  

CSS

'goldenrod'

#daa520

  

CSS

'gold'

#ffd700

  

CSS

'khaki'

#f0e68c

  

CSS

'palegoldenrod'

#eee8aa

  

CSS

'darkkhaki'

#bdb76b

  

CSS

'olive'

#808000

  

CSS

'yellow' or 'y'

#ffff00

  

TAB

'tab:olive'

#bcbd22

  
Greens

Source

Name

Hex value

Example

CSS

'olivedrab'

#6b8e23

  

CSS

'yellowgreen'

#9acd32

  

CSS

'darkolivegreen'

#556b2f

  

CSS

'greenyellow'

#adff2f

  

CSS

'chartreuse'

#7fff00

  

CSS

'lawngreen'

#7cfc00

  

CSS

'darkgreen'

#006400

  

CSS

'green' or 'g'

#008000

  

CSS

'forestgreen'

#228b22

  

TAB

'tab:green'

#2ca02c

  

CSS

'limegreen'

#32cd32

  

CSS

'lime'

#00ff00

  

CSS

'darkseagreen'

#8fbc8f

  

CSS

'lightgreen'

#90ee90

  

CSS

'palegreen'

#98fb98

  

CSS

'seagreen'

#2e8b57

  

CSS

'mediumseagreen'

#3cb371

  

CSS

'springgreen'

#00ff7f

  

CSS

'mediumspringgreen'

#00fa9a

  
Cyans

Source

Name

Hex value

Example

CSS

'mediumaquamarine'

#66cdaa

  

CSS

'aquamarine'

#7fffd4

  

CSS

'turquoise'

#40e0d0

  

CSS

'lightseagreen'

#20b2aa

  

CSS

'mediumturquoise'

#48d1cc

  

CSS

'darkslategray' or 'darkslategrey'

#2f4f4f

  

CSS

'teal'

#008080

  

CSS

'darkcyan'

#008b8b

  

CSS

'cyan' or 'c' or 'aqua'

#00ffff

  

CSS

'paleturquoise'

#afeeee

  

CSS

'darkturquoise'

#00ced1

  

CSS

'cadetblue'

#5f9ea0

  

TAB

'tab:cyan'

#17becf

  

CSS

'powderblue'

#b0e0e6

  
Blues

Source

Name

Hex value

Example

CSS

'lightblue'

#add8e6

  

CSS

'deepskyblue'

#00bfff

  

CSS

'skyblue'

#87ceeb

  

CSS

'lightskyblue'

#87cefa

  

TAB

'tab:blue'

#1f77b4

  

CSS

'steelblue'

#4682b4

  

CSS

'dodgerblue'

#1e90ff

  

CSS

'lightsteelblue'

#b0c4de

  

CSS

'cornflowerblue'

#6495ed

  

CSS

'royalblue'

#4169e1

  

CSS

'navy'

#000080

  

CSS

'midnightblue'

#191970

  

CSS

'darkblue'

#00008b

  

CSS

'mediumblue'

#0000cd

  

CSS

'blue' or 'b'

#0000ff

  
Violets

Source

Name

Hex value

Example

CSS

'slateblue'

#6a5acd

  

CSS

'darkslateblue'

#483d8b

  

CSS

'mediumslateblue'

#7b68ee

  

CSS

'mediumpurple'

#9370db

  

CSS

'rebeccapurple'

#663399

  

CSS

'blueviolet'

#8a2be2

  

TAB

'tab:purple'

#9467bd

  

CSS

'indigo'

#4b0082

  

CSS

'darkorchid'

#9932cc

  

CSS

'darkviolet'

#9400d3

  

CSS

'mediumorchid'

#ba55d3

  
Magentas

Source

Name

Hex value

Example

CSS

'purple'

#800080

  

CSS

'darkmagenta'

#8b008b

  

CSS

'magenta' or 'm' or 'fuchsia'

#ff00ff

  

CSS

'violet'

#ee82ee

  

CSS

'plum'

#dda0dd

  

CSS

'thistle'

#d8bfd8

  

CSS

'orchid'

#da70d6

  

TAB

'tab:pink'

#e377c2

  

CSS

'mediumvioletred'

#c71585

  

CSS

'deeppink'

#ff1493

  

CSS

'hotpink'

#ff69b4

  

CSS

'palevioletred'

#db7093