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by jaynetics 448 days ago
These and some other colors were specified in the PC-99 standard in 1999:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC_System_Design_Guide#Color...

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I knew that, and know most of the colours, but it's only now that I realise plugs on VGA cables are blue to match, plugs on DVI cables are white to match, and even my cheap USB-to-serial adapter has a teal RS232 plug.