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Various methods for importing or placing style sheet entries in the HEAD element of an HTML document were discussed in Appendix A, "HTML Fundamentals." Now let's move on to the nitty-gritty of the style sheet rules themselves.

nitty-gritty:
noun
Definitions:

basics: the basic and most important details of something

adjective
Definitions:

1. basic and important: concerning or involving the most important aspects of a subject

2. practical: useful and direct in a practical down-to-earth way
a nitty-gritty approach to teaching

Rules written on multiple lines and in an indented style are much easier to read, but if you prefer your rules all on one line, there's no detrimental effect (except perhaps to your eyes when you're straining to track down a rule).

Detrimental:

Function: adjective
: obviously harmful : DAMAGING
synonym see PERNICIOUS

Strain:

Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French estraindre, from Latin stringere to bind or draw tight, press together; akin to Greek strang-, stranx drop squeezed out, strangalE halter
transitive senses
1 a : to draw tight : cause to fit firmly b : to stretch to maximum extension and tautness
2 a : to exert (as oneself) to the utmost b : to injure by overuse, misuse, or excessive pressure c : to cause a change of form or size in (a body) by application of external force
3 : to squeeze or clasp tightly: as a : HUG b : to compress painfully : CONSTRICT
4 a : to cause to pass through a strainer : FILTER b : to remove by straining
5 : to stretch beyond a proper limit
6 obsolete : to squeeze out : EXTORT
intransitive senses
1 a : to make violent efforts : STRIVE b : to pull against resistance c : to contract the muscles forcefully in attempting to defecate -- often used in the phrase strain at stool
2 : to pass through or as if through a strainer
3 : to make great difficulty or resistance : BALK
- strain a point : to go beyond a usual, accepted, or proper limit or rule

rgb(170,170,255) would produce a pleasant periwinkle color.

periwinkle: noun: edible marine gastropod
noun: small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked