Here are all the color names that can be used with the named_color() command in the PlotDevice Colors library. They will seem familiar to web designers. Each of these names is also a command in the Colors library, for example:
clr = colors.crimson()
The list was adopted from http://cloford.com/resources/colours/namedcol.htm.
| Color name | Hex | R | G | B | ||
| lightpink | #FFB6C1 | 1.0 | 0.714 | 0.757 | ||
| pink | #FFC0CB | 1.0 | 0.753 | 0.796 | ||
| crimson | #DC143C | 0.863 | 0.078 | 0.235 | ||
| lavenderblush | #FFF0F5 | 1.0 | 0.941 | 0.961 | ||
| palevioletred | #DB7093 | 0.859 | 0.439 | 0.576 | ||
| hotpink | #FF69B4 | 1.0 | 0.412 | 0.706 | ||
| deeppink | #FF1493 | 1.0 | 0.078 | 0.576 | ||
| mediumvioletred | #C71585 | 0.78 | 0.082 | 0.522 | ||
| orchid | #DA70D6 | 0.855 | 0.439 | 0.839 | ||
| thistle | #D8BFD8 | 0.847 | 0.749 | 0.847 | ||
| plum | #DDA0DD | 0.867 | 0.627 | 0.867 | ||
| violet | #EE82EE | 0.933 | 0.51 | 0.933 | ||
| fuchsia | #FF00FF | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ||
| darkmagenta | #8B008B | 0.545 | 0.0 | 0.545 | ||
| purple | #800080 | 0.502 | 0.0 | 0.502 | ||
| mediumorchid | #BA55D3 | 0.729 | 0.333 | 0.827 | ||
| darkviolet | #9400D3 | 0.58 | 0.0 | 0.827 | ||
| darkorchid | #9932CC | 0.6 | 0.196 | 0.8 | ||
| indigo | #4B0082 | 0.294 | 0.0 | 0.51 | ||
| blueviolet | #8A2BE2 | 0.541 | 0.169 | 0.886 | ||
| mediumpurple | #9370DB | 0.576 | 0.439 | 0.859 | ||
| mediumslateblue | #7B68EE | 0.482 | 0.408 | 0.933 | ||
| slateblue | #6A5ACD | 0.416 | 0.353 | 0.804 | ||
| darkslateblue | #483D8B | 0.282 | 0.239 | 0.545 | ||
| ghostwhite | #F8F8FF | 0.973 | 0.973 | 1.0 | ||
| lavender | #E6E6FA | 0.902 | 0.902 | 0.98 | ||
| blue | #0000FF | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ||
| mediumblue | #0000CD | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.804 | ||
| darkblue | #00008B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.545 | ||
| navy | #000080 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.502 | ||
| midnightblue | #191970 | 0.098 | 0.098 | 0.439 | ||
| royalblue | #4169E1 | 0.255 | 0.412 | 0.882 | ||
| cornflowerblue | #6495ED | 0.392 | 0.584 | 0.929 | ||
| lightsteelblue | #B0C4DE | 0.69 | 0.769 | 0.871 | ||
| lightslategray | #778899 | 0.467 | 0.533 | 0.6 | ||
| slategray | #708090 | 0.439 | 0.502 | 0.565 | ||
| dodgerblue | #1E90FF | 0.118 | 0.565 | 1.0 | ||
| aliceblue | #F0F8FF | 0.941 | 0.973 | 1.0 | ||
| steelblue | #4682B4 | 0.275 | 0.51 | 0.706 | ||
| lightskyblue | #87CEFA | 0.529 | 0.808 | 0.98 | ||
| skyblue | #87CEEB | 0.529 | 0.808 | 0.922 | ||
| deepskyblue | #00BFFF | 0.0 | 0.749 | 1.0 | ||
| lightblue | #ADD8E6 | 0.678 | 0.847 | 0.902 | ||
| powderblue | #B0E0E6 | 0.69 | 0.878 | 0.902 | ||
| cadetblue | #5F9EA0 | 0.373 | 0.62 | 0.627 | ||
| darkturquoise | #00CED1 | 0.0 | 0.808 | 0.82 | ||
| azure | #F0FFFF | 0.941 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| lightcyan | #E0FFFF | 0.878 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| paleturquoise | #AFEEEE | 0.686 | 0.933 | 0.933 | ||
| aqua | #00FFFF | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| aqua | #00FFFF | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| darkcyan | #008B8B | 0.0 | 0.545 | 0.545 | ||
| teal | #008080 | 0.0 | 0.502 | 0.502 | ||
| darkslategray | #2F4F4F | 0.184 | 0.31 | 0.31 | ||
| mediumturquoise | #48D1CC | 0.282 | 0.82 | 0.8 | ||
| lightseagreen | #20B2AA | 0.125 | 0.698 | 0.667 | ||
| turquoise | #40E0D0 | 0.251 | 0.878 | 0.816 | ||
| aquamarine | #7FFFD4 | 0.498 | 1.0 | 0.831 | ||
| mediumaquamarine | #66CDAA | 0.4 | 0.804 | 0.667 | ||
| mediumspringgreen | #00FA9A | 0.0 | 0.98 | 0.604 | ||
| mintcream | #F5FFFA | 0.961 | 1.0 | 0.98 | ||
| springgreen | #00FF7F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.498 | ||
| mediumseagreen | #3CB371 | 0.235 | 0.702 | 0.443 | ||
| seagreen | #2E8B57 | 0.18 | 0.545 | 0.341 | ||
| honeydew | #F0FFF0 | 0.941 | 1.0 | 0.941 | ||
| darkseagreen | #8FBC8F | 0.561 | 0.737 | 0.561 | ||
| palegreen | #98FB98 | 0.596 | 0.984 | 0.596 | ||
| lightgreen | #90EE90 | 0.565 | 0.933 | 0.565 | ||
| limegreen | #32CD32 | 0.196 | 0.804 | 0.196 | ||
| lime | #00FF00 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| forestgreen | #228B22 | 0.133 | 0.545 | 0.133 | ||
| green | #008000 | 0.0 | 0.502 | 0.0 | ||
| darkgreen | #006400 | 0.0 | 0.392 | 0.0 | ||
| lawngreen | #7CFC00 | 0.486 | 0.988 | 0.0 | ||
| chartreuse | #7FFF00 | 0.498 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| greenyellow | #ADFF2F | 0.678 | 1.0 | 0.184 | ||
| darkolivegreen | #556B2F | 0.333 | 0.42 | 0.184 | ||
| yellowgreen | #9ACD32 | 0.604 | 0.804 | 0.196 | ||
| olivedrab | #6B8E23 | 0.42 | 0.557 | 0.137 | ||
| ivory | #FFFFF0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.941 | ||
| beige | #F5F5DC | 0.961 | 0.961 | 0.863 | ||
| lightyellow | #FFFFE0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.878 | ||
| lightgoldenrodyellow | #FAFAD2 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.824 | ||
| yellow | #FFFF00 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| olive | #808000 | 0.502 | 0.502 | 0.0 | ||
| darkkhaki | #BDB76B | 0.741 | 0.718 | 0.42 | ||
| palegoldenrod | #EEE8AA | 0.933 | 0.91 | 0.667 | ||
| lemonchiffon | #FFFACD | 1.0 | 0.98 | 0.804 | ||
| khaki | #F0E68C | 0.941 | 0.902 | 0.549 | ||
| gold | #FFD700 | 1.0 | 0.843 | 0.0 | ||
| cornsilk | #FFF8DC | 1.0 | 0.973 | 0.863 | ||
| goldenrod | #DAA520 | 0.855 | 0.647 | 0.125 | ||
| darkgoldenrod | #B8860B | 0.722 | 0.525 | 0.043 | ||
| floralwhite | #FFFAF0 | 1.0 | 0.98 | 0.941 | ||
| oldlace | #FDF5E6 | 0.992 | 0.961 | 0.902 | ||
| wheat | #F5DEB3 | 0.961 | 0.871 | 0.702 | ||
| orange | #FFA500 | 1.0 | 0.647 | 0.0 | ||
| moccasin | #FFE4B5 | 1.0 | 0.894 | 0.71 | ||
| papayawhip | #FFEFD5 | 1.0 | 0.937 | 0.835 | ||
| blanchedalmond | #FFEBCD | 1.0 | 0.922 | 0.804 | ||
| navajowhite | #FFDEAD | 1.0 | 0.871 | 0.678 | ||
| antiquewhite | #FAEBD7 | 0.98 | 0.922 | 0.843 | ||
| tan | #D2B48C | 0.824 | 0.706 | 0.549 | ||
| burlywood | #DEB887 | 0.871 | 0.722 | 0.529 | ||
| darkorange | #FF8C00 | 1.0 | 0.549 | 0.0 | ||
| bisque | #FFE4C4 | 1.0 | 0.894 | 0.769 | ||
| linen | #FAF0E6 | 0.98 | 0.941 | 0.902 | ||
| peru | #CD853F | 0.804 | 0.522 | 0.247 | ||
| peachpuff | #FFDAB9 | 1.0 | 0.855 | 0.725 | ||
| sandybrown | #F4A460 | 0.957 | 0.643 | 0.376 | ||
| chocolate | #D2691E | 0.824 | 0.412 | 0.118 | ||
| saddlebrown | #8B4513 | 0.545 | 0.271 | 0.075 | ||
| seashell | #FFF5EE | 1.0 | 0.961 | 0.933 | ||
| sienna | #A0522D | 0.627 | 0.322 | 0.176 | ||
| bark | #3F3023 | 0.25 | 0.19 | 0.13 | ||
| lightsalmon | #FFA07A | 1.0 | 0.627 | 0.478 | ||
| coral | #FF7F50 | 1.0 | 0.498 | 0.314 | ||
| orangered | #FF4500 | 1.0 | 0.271 | 0.0 | ||
| darksalmon | #E9967A | 0.914 | 0.588 | 0.478 | ||
| tomato | #FF6347 | 1.0 | 0.388 | 0.278 | ||
| salmon | #FA8072 | 0.98 | 0.502 | 0.447 | ||
| mistyrose | #FFE4E1 | 1.0 | 0.894 | 0.882 | ||
| lightcoral | #F08080 | 0.941 | 0.502 | 0.502 | ||
| snow | #FFFAFA | 1.0 | 0.98 | 0.98 | ||
| rosybrown | #BC8F8F | 0.737 | 0.561 | 0.561 | ||
| indianred | #CD5C5C | 0.804 | 0.361 | 0.361 | ||
| red | #FF0000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| brown | #A52A2A | 0.647 | 0.165 | 0.165 | ||
| firebrick | #B22222 | 0.698 | 0.133 | 0.133 | ||
| darkred | #8B0000 | 0.545 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| maroon | #800000 | 0.502 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| white | #FFFFFF | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| whitesmoke | #F5F5F5 | 0.961 | 0.961 | 0.961 | ||
| gainsboro | #DCDCDC | 0.863 | 0.863 | 0.863 | ||
| lightgrey | #D3D3D3 | 0.827 | 0.827 | 0.827 | ||
| silver | #C0C0C0 | 0.753 | 0.753 | 0.753 | ||
| darkgray | #A9A9A9 | 0.663 | 0.663 | 0.663 | ||
| gray | #808080 | 0.502 | 0.502 | 0.502 | ||
| dimgray | #696969 | 0.412 | 0.412 | 0.412 | ||
| black | #000000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |