What is the browser-default background color when selecting text?

Question

When you select text in a webpage, the background gets a default blue color. What exact color code does this blue color have?

Answer 1

1. Safari 6.0.3 Mac^*: #B4D5FE
2. Chrome 26.0.1410.65 Mac^*: #ACCEF7
3. Firefox 19.0 Mac^*: #B4D5FF
4. Chrome 26.0.1410.64 m Windows 8⁺: #3297FD
5. Firefox 20.0.1 Windows 8⁺: #3399FF
6. Safari 5.1.7 Windows 8⁺: #3298FD
7. Internet Explorer 10.0.4 Windows 8⁺: #3399FF

^*_{Found using ColorSnapper for Mac}⁺_{Found using ColorSchemer for Windows}

And here's a screenshot of that information with the hex color codes highlighted in the same color:

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This will be a never ending list, however, since each...

1. Browser
2. Operating System
3. Browser Version (maybe)

...will have a different color. Also, as of CSS3, you can change the color using:

::selection{     background-color:#000; }