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		AceJohnny2 29 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A visualization of the RGB space covered by named ... Why is #00FFFF called "Aqua" and not "Cyan"? I guess there exist multiple names for the same colors, per https://www.w3schools.com/cssref/css_colors.php, and for some reason "Aqua" takes precendence in this display.

badmonkey0001 29 days ago [–]

Could be just plain alphabetical. There's a selector for which color name list to use/examine on the bottom of the visualization. There's also a selector for which color space model to use.

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