The following table contains the colour coding information for standard network cables:
| Network Cable Standard Colours | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Common patch cables (may vary between manufacturers!), Recommendation according to EIA/TIA T568B | Recommendation according to IEC708/IEC189.2, EIA/TIA T568A | ||
| RJ45 | |||
| 1 | cable pair 1a | white/orange | white/green |
| 2 | cable pair 1b | orange | green |
| 3 | cable pair 2a | white/green | white/orange |
| 4 | cable pair 3b | blue | blue |
| 5 | cable pair 3a | white/blue | white/blue |
| 6 | cable pair 2b | green | orange |
| 7 | cable pair 4a | white/brown | white/brown |
| 8 | cable pair 4b | brown | brown |
