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Windows · 1996 · Proprietary

Windows NT 4.0

Windows NT 4.0 (1996) wrapped the rock-solid NT kernel in the Windows 95 interface — Explorer, the taskbar, and the Start menu — bringing the modern shell to workstations and servers. It kept the 9x-era Windows Standard teal default and the full grid of basic swatches and named color schemes.

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Oxblood

#420000

Desert Sand

#a28d68

Marine Green

#2c4e47

Plum

#402840

Byzantium

#420042

Ink Blue

#000042

Slate Gray

#414141

Spruce

#213f21

Bottle Green

#00401d

Light Red

#ff8080

Light Yellow

#ffff80

Light Green

#80ff80

Spring Green

#00ff80

Light Cyan

#80ffff

Azure

#0080ff

Pink

#ff80c0

Light Magenta

#ff80ff

Red

#ff0000

Yellow

#ffff00

Chartreuse

#80ff00

Emerald

#00ff40

Cyan

#00ffff

Cerulean

#0080c0

Slate Blue

#8080c0

Magenta

#ff00ff

Brick

#804040

Orange

#ff8040

Green

#00ff00

Teal

#008080

Navy Blue

#004080

Periwinkle

#8080ff

Maroon

#800040

Rose

#ff0080

Dark Red

#800000

Amber

#ff8000

Dark Green

#008000

Sea Green

#008040

Blue

#0000ff

Cobalt

#0000a0

Purple

#800080

Violet

#8000ff

Deep Maroon

#400000

Brown

#804000

Forest Green

#004000

Deep Teal

#004040

Navy

#000080

Midnight Blue

#000040

Dark Purple

#400040

Indigo

#400080

Black

#000000

Olive

#808000

Khaki

#808040

Gray

#808080

Dusty Teal

#408080

Silver

#c0c0c0

Dark Purple

#400040

White

#ffffff

Money Green

#c0dcc0

Sky Blue

#a6caf0

Cream

#fffbf0

Medium Gray

#a0a0a4

Sky Blue

KNOWN USES4 palettes · 1996–2000

19962000

First in Windows NT 4.0, 1996. Recurs across 4 palettes through Windows Me, 2000.

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COLOR VALUES · CLICK TO COPY

HEX#a6caf0Copy

RGB166, 202, 240Copy

HSL211° 71% 80%Copy

CMYK31% 16% 0% 6%Copy

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