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For the record, rebeccapurple was ratified in June 2014 [0] and was added to mainstream browsers late that year [1]. I imagine it wouldn't be "web-safe" until 2

For the record, rebeccapurple was ratified in June 2014 [0] and was added to mainstream browsers late that year [1]. I imagine it wouldn't be "web-safe" until 2015/2016 at the earliest. (Not doubting your anecdote - Just felt like doing some sleuthing on the timeline) [0] https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2014Jun/0312.html https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2014Jun/0312.... [1] https://caniuse.com/css-rebeccapurple https://caniuse.com/css-rebeccapurple (use "Date Relative")

npteljes 2y ago
That's actually later than I remember doing all that frontend work. It wasn't for production though, that's for sure, so I used it as soon as it appeared instead of my usual "red". Thanks for the clarifications.