a,
a:link 
a:active {
	/* css validation will give a warning if color is set without background color. this will explicitly tell this element to inherit bg colour from parent element */
   background-color: inherit;
	color: #CCCCCC;
}

a:visited {
	background-color: inherit;                /* a different color can be used for visited links */
	text-decoration: underline;
	color: #d4f2ff;
}


/* remove underline on hover and change color */
a:hover {
	background-color: #C3D4DF;
	color: #333333;
}



/* END LISTS */