Changing the colour

[Jase2]

Hi all,

I'm not so good with CSS -- so I thought I'd ask for some assistance

First of all, can anyone tell me the html colour code these are using for that blue: www.techspot.com/blog

I want to change my blog to that colour -- but haven't got a clue how to do it. Here is my stylesheet:

body {
background: #ffffff;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
font: 9pt Verdana, arial;}

#wrapper {
width: 1000px;
margin: 0 auto;}


/* HEADER */

#header {
width: 100%;
background: url(images/bg.jpg) repeat-x;
height: 181px;}

/* TOP NAVIGATION */

#navbar {
margin-top: 0;
width: 100%;}

.menu * {
padding: 0;
margin: 0;}

.menu {
width: 100%;
padding: 0;
margin: 0;}

.menu ul {
margin: 0;
position: relative;
list-style: none; 
list-style-type: none; 
padding-right: 25px;}

.menu ul li {
float: right;
display: inline;
padding-top: 0;
padding-right: 30px;
list-style: none;}

.menu li a {
float: left;
display: inline;
font: bold 9pt Verdana, arial;
text-align: center;
padding: 12px 0;
text-decoration: none;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: #FFFFFF;}

.menu li.current_page_item a {
background: url(images/arrow.gif) bottom no-repeat;
color: #DCEAF4;}

.menu li a:hover {
text-decoration: none;
background: url(images/arrow.gif) bottom no-repeat;
color: #FFFFFF;}

/* BLOG NAME PROPERTIES */

h1 {
clear: both;
margin: 0;
text-align: left;
padding-top: 30px;
padding-left: 40px;
letter-spacing: 1px;
font: bold 2.4em Verdana, serif;}

a.mainlink {
text-decoration: none;
color: #FFFFFF;}

a.mainlink:hover {
text-decoration: none;
color: #FFFFFF;}

#description {
clear: both;
padding-top: 12px;
padding-left: 45px;
font: 1.1em Verdana, serif;
color: #DCEAF4;}

/* SIDEBAR */

#leftnav {
float: left;
width: 210px;
padding-top: 7px;
padding-left: 15px;
padding-right: 30px;}

#mainnav {
float: left;
width: 210px;
padding-top: 7px;
padding-left: 30px;
padding-right: 15px;}

.nav h2 {
clear: both;
background: #024A82;
font: bold 9pt Verdana, arial;
text-indent: 20px;
margin-top: 15px;
padding: 7px 0;
color: #DCEAF4;}

.nav * {
padding: 0;
margin: 0;}

.nav li {
list-style: none;}

.nav li a {
display: block;
background: url(images/link.gif) bottom no-repeat;
padding: 7px 0;
text-indent: 15px;
width: 210px;
font: 9pt Verdana, arial;
text-decoration: none;
text-transform: capitalize;
color: #6E6E6E;}

.nav li a:hover {
color: #033D72;}

/* MAIN PROPERTIES */

#main {
float: left;
padding-top: 20px;
line-height: 16px;
text-align: justify;
font: 10pt verdana, serif;
width: 490px;
color: #3E3C3C;}

*html #main {
width: 487px;}

.ad {
padding-top: 30px;}

h3 {
padding-bottom: 5px;
margin: 3px 0px 3px 0px;
font: bold 14pt "Lucida Sans", arial;
letter-spacing: -1px;
text-align: left;
margin-bottom: 14px;
color: #033D72;}

a.link {
margin-top: 20px;
text-decoration: none;
color: #033D72;}

a.link:hover {
text-decoration: none;
color: #033D72;}

.reply {
clear: both;
padding-top: 20px;
padding-bottom: 5px;
margin: 3px 0px 3px 0px;
font: bold 14pt "Lucida Sans", arial;
letter-spacing: -1px;
text-align: left;
margin-bottom: 14px;
color: #033D72;}

blockquote {
padding-left: 7px;
padding-right: 5px;
font-size: 8pt;
border-left: 3px solid #025590;
color: #8F9192;}

.clear {
clear: both;}

/* AUTHOR TEXT */

h5 {
font: 8pt Verdana, arial;
margin-top: -10px;
color: #4B4B4B;}

h5 strong {
color: #1C689D;}

.entries {
clear: both;
height: 25px;
padding: 0;
margin-top: 35px;
margin-bottom: 20px;}

.entries a {
text-decoration: none;}

.entries a:hover {
text-decoration: none;
color: #043264;}

.left {
float: left;}

.right {
float: right;}

/* COMMENTS */

.com {
clear: both;
text-align: right;
height: 18px;
background: url(images/line.gif) bottom repeat-x;
padding-right: 10px;
margin-bottom: 20px;
color: #3E3C3C;}

.com a {
text-decoration: none;
color: #1B609A;}

.com a:hover {
text-decoration: none;
color: #000000;}

.author {
padding: 7px 0 0 10px;
font: bold 13pt Times New Roman, arial;
color: #1D588A;}

.author a {
color: #4C83B1;}

.alt {
background-color: #F5F8FA;}

.comment {
padding: 0 10px;}

.userinfo {
padding: 0 10px 10px 0;
text-align: right;}

/* FOOTER */

#footer {
clear: both;
background: url(images/footer.gif) repeat-x;
width: 100%;
height: 44px;
font-size: 8pt;
color: #043062;}

#footer a {
font-size: 8pt;
text-align: left;
text-decoration: none;
color: #043062;}

#footer a:hover {
text-decoration: none;
color: #1B508D;}

/* INPUT PROPERTIES */

#search {
margin-top: 12px;
margin-bottom: 30px;}

.searchform {
background-color: #FFFFFF;
border: 1px solid #A3A4A3;
font-weight: bold;
padding-left: 6px;
color: #878887;}

.field {
background-color: #F5F8FA;
border: 1px solid #BCBCBB;
color: #6E6E6E;}

.comments {
background-color: #F5F8FA;
border: 1px solid #BCBCBB;
color: #6E6E6E;}

.button {
font-weight: bold;
background-color: #FFFFFF;
border: 1px solid #A3A4A3;
color: #878887;}

* html .button {
height: 20px;}

/* IMAGE STYLE */

img {
float: left;
padding-right: 5px;
border: 0;}

.wp-smiley {
float: none;}

/* GENERAL LINK STYLE */

a {
text-decoration: none;
color: #1C689D;}

a:hover {
text-decoration: none;
color: #034379;}

My blog can be found here - www.techsupportteam.org/blog/

What would I change to get the header the same colour as that websites I linked you to, and the sidebars.

Thanks!

Regards Jason

[legionofangels]

I have no idea on changing your place to look like that, but I can give you the html color codes.

The lighter blue with the pictures in the middle is:

5d7584

The darker blue with the nav bar and the title at the top is:

314252

[Jase2]

Thank you!

Regards Jason

[SEOvB]

Check out this free tool for grabbing colors: http://www.iconico.com/colorpic/gettingStarted.aspx

Then use another free tool like CSS vista http://litmusapp.com/labs and just start changing stuff till you get what you want. You'll learn CSS and have fun doing it.

[Opserty]

I just Print Screen and Ctrl+V into Photoshop. Then use the eye dropper tool

[Jase2]

Thanks for the replies.

Well, CSS is not my main target, really. But it would be a plus if I managed to learn it. Currently learning Java, PHP and C++.

Regards Jason

[Jase2]

What is the html colour for the colour at the side here?

Thank you.

Regards Jason

[Boofo]

Get this program and you can find them easily yourself:

http://www.nattyware.com/pixie.html

I've been using it for years. Just hover over the color you want and it shows you the code for it.

[Jase2]

Thanks for that Boofo, quite an handy little program.

Regards Jason

[Boofo]

Yep, I like it.