Extension of the color pallet?

[deku-m]

Hi,

I was wondering if the color pallet can be extended to the default 140 colors supported by all (modern) browsers as named on:
https://www.w3schools.com/colors/colors_names.asp

Gives us more colors to choose from and supported.
Or even the option to use hex codes perhaps?

[jeremystretch]

The color palette in use is intentionally limited to ensure that colors can be readily distinguished from one another.

[deku-m]

Well some point could be that you run out of colors as now its 27.
Maybe a solution is that you it is possible to add or use the #hexcode to use for the color you want?

[jeremystretch]

The solution is to reuse a color, or abandon the use of color as a visual aid. A user cannot easily distinguish between e.g. "black" and "slightly darker black" so it's pointless to differentiate to that degree.

[gdprdatasubect]

Hex-Codes are already possible when importing things, e.g. Cables