Superhero Color by Number

Press Print for a masked hero in orange and purple, the first of eight superhero color by number sheets.

Masked hero, 12 by 12, 5 colors.

Answer key: prints on page 2.

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Print gives a blank worksheet, and the colored answer key on page 2 when that box is ticked. Colors you fill in on screen stay on screen. By keyboard: the arrow keys move around the grid, Enter colors a square, a digit colors it by that number and Backspace clears it.

How it works

This superhero color by number set has 8 pixel pictures around one made-up hero: Masked hero, Flying hero, Sidekick dog in a cape, Night skyline with a searchlight, Cape, Eye mask, Hero boot and Shield with a lightning bolt.

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One hero, orange and purple

The Masked hero opens the page: 92 squares on the easy grid in 5 colors. The suit is orange and the cape and mask are purple wherever the hero appears. No picture copies a hero from a comic or a film, and the chest badge is a plain yellow patch.

The sheet with no white squares

On the Night skyline with a searchlight every square gets a color: 144 on the easy grid and 576 after you open More options and choose Detailed 24 by 24. The easy Eye mask is the shortest sheet, 60 squares in 2 colors.

  • The hero has no name on any sheet, so a class can make one up.
  • The eye holes of the Eye mask print empty: leave them as paper.
  • The Sidekick dog in a cape needs 3 crayons on the easy grid: brown, purple and black.

Questions and answers

Which superhero is this?

None you know. The hero, the dog, the badge and the colors are made up for this page: an orange suit with a purple cape and mask. No comic, film or show character is drawn or named.

How many crayons does the Masked hero need?

Five on the easy grid: black, purple, brown, orange and yellow. The detailed grid keeps those five and adds red for the mouth.

Which superhero sheet has the most squares to color?

The Night skyline with a searchlight, where every square gets a color: 144 on the easy grid and 576 on the detailed one. Of the other seven, the detailed Masked hero is the longest at 376 squares.

All 8 pictures

The hero and the city 4

  • Flying hero The same made-up hero in the air, in the orange suit and purple cape. On the easy grid the hero flies straight up with both fists raised and the cape spread wide. On the detailed grid the hero flies up to the right with one fist forward, past three light blue clouds. Easy: 5 colors, 80 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 260 squares to color.
  • Masked hero A made-up superhero standing with hands on hips: an orange suit, a purple cape and eye mask, black hair and boots, brown skin, a yellow belt and a plain yellow badge on the chest. The badge has no letter or sign on it. The detailed grid adds a red mouth. Easy: 5 colors, 92 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 376 squares to color.
  • Night skyline with a searchlight Black city buildings with yellow windows under a blue night sky, and a searchlight beam sweeping up to the left with no sign in it. Every square gets a color. The beam is yellow on the easy grid. On the detailed grid it is light blue, two buildings and the lamp are gray, and yellow stars dot the sky. Easy: 3 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 5 colors, 576 squares to color.
  • Sidekick dog in a cape A brown dog standing and facing right, in a purple cape and a purple eye mask, with a black nose. On the detailed grid the dog has a black ear, a tail, a yellow clasp on the cape and green grass underfoot. Easy: 3 colors, 64 squares to color. Detailed: 5 colors, 278 squares to color.
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Hero gear 4

  • Cape A purple cape with a yellow clasp at the neck, hanging open, with blue lines for the folds. On the detailed grid the edges show an orange lining and the hem is notched. Easy: 3 colors, 114 squares to color. Detailed: 4 colors, 340 squares to color.
  • Eye mask A purple eye mask with two eye holes left as paper and a tie at each end. On the easy grid it has a yellow top edge. On the detailed grid it has a yellow edge all around, pink dots and yellow sparkles above and below. Easy: 2 colors, 60 squares to color. Detailed: 3 colors, 202 squares to color.
  • Hero boot An orange boot facing right, with a purple cuff, a yellow stripe down the side and a black sole. On the detailed grid the cuff comes to a point and has two yellow studs. Easy: 4 colors, 71 squares to color. Detailed: 4 colors, 279 squares to color.
  • Shield with a lightning bolt A green shield, pointed at the bottom, with a yellow rim and an orange lightning bolt. On the detailed grid the left half is light green and the right half green, with gray rivets on the rim. The colors and the bolt are made up. Easy: 3 colors, 100 squares to color. Detailed: 5 colors, 372 squares to color.

How this list was compiled: Our own pixel pictures, drawn square by square for this site on 12 by 12 and 24 by 24 grids in October 2026. Nothing is traced, scanned or copied from clip art. The hero, the dog, the badge and the colors are made up for this page, and no picture shows a character or a sign from a comic, a film, a show or a game. The color and square counts in each description were counted from the finished grids. Licence: own work