Most graphics applications I’ve got make a big deal about web safe colour but the web safe pallette is very limiting. Considering the graphics capabilities of modern computers, am I right in thinking that web safe belongs to the past?
Unfortunately, no. The problem is that different browsers display colors differently. The only ones we can depend on being displayed properly are the web-safe ones. To be honest, there are still LOTS of older monitors out there, too.
@nkaisareMar 27.2003 — #Its actually safe to assume that most people use atleast 16 bit colors. I still use web safe colors for my banners, buttons etc. But the pictures/photos that I put, are hardly safe ?
@McGruffauthorMar 28.2003 — #Thanks guys for your replies - especially that very informative web monkey link. Sorry I should have checked there first duh! : )
I've never had problems with bigger pallettes in the (limited) testing I've done but it's really good to get a detailed tech reference.
@Cactus_HuggerMar 28.2003 — #[i]Originally posted by Aronya1 [/i]
there are still LOTS of older monitors out there, too. [/QUOTE]
Heh, there sure are, and I own one. 640x480 is the best it can do, with only 256 colors, and it's 'missing' blue. (Blue looks black. Thus making bright pink red...) I had to put up with it for three or four months when my montor broke. (Thank you power company, during off the power in the middle of a sunny day! :o ) (You can only begin to imagine what it's like... going from 32 bit to 256 and back...)