Web Safe Colors

Transform your images using the classic 216-color Web-safe palette. Perfect for vintage designs or ensuring maximum cross-browser color consistency.

Drop Images to Convert

Batch convert images to the standard 216 Web-safe colors. Supports PNG, JPG, WEBP.

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Why Use Web-safe Colors?

Design History

Web-safe colors originated in the early days of the internet when many computer displays could only show 256 colors. The 216-color palette was the subset that appeared identical across different operating systems and browsers.

Modern Utility

While modern screens support millions of colors, the Web-safe palette remains popular for retro-themed designs, pixel art, and creating highly consistent brand assets that maintain their look across even the most legacy hardware.

How our conversion works:

  • Closest Color Distance: We use Euclidean distance algorithm in the RGB color space to find the mathematically nearest Web-safe match for every pixel.
  • RGB Rounding: A faster method that rounds each color component (R, G, B) to the nearest multiple of 51 (0x33).
  • Privacy First: All color processing happens entirely in your browser. Your images are never uploaded to our servers.