Why web-safe colors only?

1. Why are web safe colors?
2. Do web safe colors matter?
3. Which Colours are considered web safe?
4. How many web safe Colours are there?

Why are web safe colors?

Web safe colors are sets of colors that will not be altered (dithered) when shown on browsers running on a 256-color browser. These sets of colors are initially selected by Netscape for use on their browsers.

Do web safe colors matter?

Mostly you have nothing to worry about. An extraordinary majority of visitors to a site will be able to support more than 256 colors these days.

Which Colours are considered web safe?

Web safe colors are formed by the combination of red, green and blue (RGB) hex values of 0,33H,66H,99H,CCH,FFH.

How many web safe Colours are there?

Web safe colors emerged during the early era of the internet; a standardized palette of 216 colors that displayed consistently across all major browsers.