The default color for normal and active links is blue. Some browsers recognize an active link when the mouse cursor is placed over that link, others recognize active links when the link has the focus. Those that don’t have a mouse cursor over that link is considered a normal link.
Here is the piece of code :-
<html>
<head>
<style>
/* unvisited link */
a:link {
color: red;
}
/* visited link */
a:visited {
color: green;
}
/* mouse over link */
a:hover {
color: hotpink;
}
/* selected link */
a:active {
color: blue;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p><b><a href="any_page_name.html" target="_blank">This is a link</a></b></p>
<p><b>Note:</b> a:hover MUST come after a:link and a:visited in the CSS definition in order to be effective.</p>
<p><b>Note:</b> a:active MUST come after a:hover in the CSS definition in order to be effective.</p>
</body>
</html>
