Predefined colors in JavaScript

colorname colorname colorname colorname
     aliceblue      antiquewhite      aqua      aquamarine
     azure      beige      bisque      black
     blanchedalmond      blue      blueviolet      brown
     burlywood      cadetblue      chartreuse      chocolate
     coral      cornflowerblue      cornsilk      crimson
     cyan      darkblue      darkcyan      darkgoldenrod
     darkgray      darkgreen      darkkhaki      darkmagenta
     darkolivegreen      darkorange      darkorchid      darkred
     darksalmon      darkseagreen      darkslateblue      darkslategray
     darkturquoise      darkviolet      deeppink      deepskyblue
     dimgray      dodgerblue      firebrick      floralwhite
     forestgreen      fuchsia      gainsboro      ghostwhite
     gold      goldenrod      gray      green
     greenyellow      honeydew      hotpink      indianred
     indigo      ivory      khaki      lavender
     lavenderblush      lawngreen      lemonchiffon      lightblue
     lightcoral      lightcyan      lightgoldenrodyellow      lightgreen
     lightgrey      lightpink      lightsalmon      lightseagreen
     lightskyblue      lightslategray      lightsteelblue      lightyellow
     lime      limegreen      linen      magenta
     maroon      mediumaquamarine      mediumblue      mediumorchid
     mediumpurple      mediumseagreen      mediumslateblue      mediumspringgreen
     mediumturquoise      mediumvioletred      midnightblue      mintcream
     mistyrose      moccasin      navajowhite      navy
     oldlace      olive      olivedrab      orange
     orangered      orchid      palegoldenrod      palegreen
     paleturquoise      palevioletred      papayawhip      peachpuff
     peru      pink      plum      powderblue
     purple      red      rosybrown      royalblue
     saddlebrown      salmon      sandybrown      seagreen
     seashell      sienna      silver      skyblue
     slateblue      slategray      snow      springgreen
     steelblue      tan      teal      thistle
     tomato      turquoise      violet      wheat
     white      whitesmoke      yellow      yellowgreen

Design: October 11, 1997
Update: November 5, 1997


Colorimetry

Standard color temperatures
Illuminant A Gas-filled tungsten incandescent lamp 2848 K
Illuminant B Noon sunlight 4800 K
Illuminant C Average daylight 6500 K

Standard coordinate system
The tristimulus system of color specification is based on four chosen stimuli consisting of homogeneous radiant energy of wave lengths 700.0, 546.1 and 425.8 nm, and illuminant B (noon sunlight.) To establish the system of specification coordinates are assigned as follows:

Stimulusxyzsamplegrey
700.0 nm 0.734670.265330.00000     
546.1 nm 0.273760.717410.00883     
435.8 nm 0.166580.008860.82456     
Standard illuminant B 0.348420.351610.29997     

Effects of saturation

light full
saturation
dark
80B0FF=       8080FF=       8040FF=       8000FF=       6000B0=       400080=       200040=      
40B0FF=       4080FF=       4040FF=       4000FF=       3000B0=       200080=       100040=      
B0B0FF=       8080FF=       4040FF=       0000FF=       0000B0=       000080=       000040=      
B080FF=       8080FF=       4080FF=       0080FF=       0060B0=       004080=       002040=      
B0B0FF=       80B0FF=       40B0FF=       00B0FF=       0090B0=       006080=       003040=      
B0FFFF=       80FFFF=       40FFFF=       00FFFF=       00B0B0=       008080=       004040=      
B0FF80=       80FF80=       40FF80=       00FF80=       00B060=       008040=       004020=      
B0FFB0=       80FF80=       40FF40=       00FF00=       00B000=       008000=       004000=      
80FFB0=       80FF80=       80FF40=       80FF00=       60B000=       408000=       204000=      
FFFFB0=       FFFF80=       FFFF40=       FFFF00=       B0B000=       808000=       404000=      
FFB0B0=       FFB080=       FFB040=       FFB000=       B09000=       806000=       403000=      
FF80B0=       FF8080=       FF8040=       FF8000=       B06000=       804000=       402000=      
FFB0B0=       FF8080=       FF4040=       FF0000=       B00000=       800000=       400000=      
FFB080=       FF8080=       FF4080=       FF0080=       B00060=       800040=       400020=      
FFB0FF=       FF80FF=       FF40FF=       FF00FF=       B000B0=       800080=       400040=      


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