Hyperlink Blues - ionathanch/ionathanch.github.io GitHub Wiki
Mozilla's blog post Why are hyperlinks blue? answers the question why hyperlinks are blue. But which blue? Not every site uses the same blue, and few actually use #0000FF.
| Site | Hex code | Sample | Notes |
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| github.com | #0969DA |
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| mozilla.org | #0060DF |
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| wikipedia.org | #0645AD |
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| duckduckgo.com, google.com | #1A0DAB |
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| twitter.com | #1D9BF0 |
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Same blue as Twitter logo |
| stackoverflow.com | #0A95FF |
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| reddit.com | #0079D3 |
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| old.reddit.com | #0000FF |
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OG blue! |
| arXiv.org, libgen.{rs,is,st} | #0000EE |
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| eff.org | #4B6A88 |
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| racket-lang.org | #0077AA |
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| ctan.org | #424285 |
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| discord.com | #00AFF4 |
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| slack.com | #1264A3 |
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| lobste.rs | #1C59D1 |
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| discourse.org, zulipchat.com | #0088CC |
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| canada.ca | #284162 |
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Lowest amount of blue in this list |