What is the browser-default background color when selecting text?
When you select text in a webpage, the background gets a default blue color. What exact color code does this blue color have?
- Safari 6.0.3 Mac*:
#B4D5FE
- Chrome 26.0.1410.65 Mac*:
#ACCEF7
- Firefox 19.0 Mac*:
#B4D5FF
- Chrome 26.0.1410.64 m Windows 8+:
#3297FD
- Firefox 20.0.1 Windows 8+:
#3399FF
- Safari 5.1.7 Windows 8+:
#3298FD
- Internet Explorer 10.0.4 Windows 8+:
#3399FF
*Found using ColorSnapper for Mac+Found using ColorSchemer for Windows
And here's a screenshot of that information with the hex color codes highlighted in the same color:
This will be a never ending list, however, since each...
- Browser
- Operating System
- Browser Version (maybe)
...will have a different color. Also, as of CSS3, you can change the color using:
::selection{
background-color:#000;
}