When will an <a> tag not inherit color attribute of parent tag?

Question

Here is my code:

.blue {      color:#6E99E1;      font-size:9px;  }

<span class="blue">::<a href="/equipment_new.php">CLICK HERE</a>:: to view our New Equipment inventory. <br /><br /></span>

I've somehow triggered something that prevented the <a> tag from inheriting color of parent <span>.

Answer 1

Just an addendum to the other responses, if you want your <a> tags to inherit the colour from their parent you can use

a {color: inherit; }