ATX Power Supply Wire Standards

  • +3.3V Orange
    #ffa500
  • +5V Red
    #ff0000
  • +12V Yellow
    #ffff00
  • -12V Blue
    #0000ff
  • Ground Black
    #000000
  • Standby +5Vsb Purple
    #800080
  • Power Good Gray
    #808080
  • Power On Green
    #008000
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Created at 11/06/2026 11:27
The palette consists of Light, Dark, Semi dark colors. Accent colors +12V Yellow #ffff00 and Standby +5Vsb Purple #800080. Palette has Warm, Cool, Neutral colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #000000 (darkest) to #FFFF00 (lightest). The lightness range is wide.

Overall saturation feels vivid (higher chroma) — 75% of colors are vivid.

Some colors sit roughly opposite each other on the color wheel, giving the palette complementary contrast.

Warm and cool swatches are fairly balanced (3 warm, 3 cool).

HEX codes (sorted): #000000, #0000FF, #008000, #800080, #808080, #FF0000, #FFA500, #FFFF00

Palette ATX Power Supply Wire Standards combines 8 color codes:
HEX: #ffa500, RGB: (255, 165, 0); HEX: #ff0000, RGB: (255, 0, 0); HEX: #ffff00, RGB: (255, 255, 0)
HEX: #0000ff, RGB: (0, 0, 255); HEX: #000000, RGB: (0, 0, 0); HEX: #800080, RGB: (128, 0, 128)
HEX: #808080, RGB: (128, 128, 128); HEX: #008000, RGB: (0, 128, 0)
Color scheme was created by colorstudio

Color codes in palette

ATX Power Supply Wire Standards color codes HEX, RGB information in table

ColorHEXRGBNameAlternative name
#ffa500#ffa500RGB(255, 165, 0)+3.3V OrangeOrange
#ff0000#ff0000RGB(255, 0, 0)+5V RedRed
#ffff00#ffff00RGB(255, 255, 0)+12V YellowYellow
#0000ff#0000ffRGB(0, 0, 255)-12V BlueBlue
#000000#000000RGB(0, 0, 0)Ground BlackBlack
#800080#800080RGB(128, 0, 128)Standby +5Vsb PurplePurple
#808080#808080RGB(128, 128, 128)Power Good GrayGray
#008000#008000RGB(0, 128, 0)Power On GreenGreen

Color Palette Contrast

8 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.
Text ColorBackground ColorContrast Ratio
#ffa500
#ffff00
1.83
#ffa500
#808080
1.99
#ff0000
#808080
1.01
#ff0000
#008000
1.28
#0000ff
#800080
1.09
#0000ff
#008000
1.67

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