CSS pseudo-classes are used to add special effects to some selectors.
This example demonstrates how to add different colors to a hyperlink in a document.
eg:---
Code:
<html>
<head>
<style type="text/css">
a.one:link {color: #ff0000}
a.one:visited {color: #0000ff}
a.one:hover {color: #ffcc00}

a.two:link {color: #ff0000}
a.two:visited {color: #0000ff}
a.two:hover {font-size: 150%}

a.three:link {color: #ff0000}
a.three:visited {color: #0000ff}
a.three:hover {background: #66ff66}

a.four:link {color: #ff0000}
a.four:visited {color: #0000ff}
a.four:hover {font-family: monospace}

a.five:link {color: #ff0000; text-decoration: none}
a.five:visited {color: #0000ff; text-decoration: none}
a.five:hover {text-decoration: underline}
</style>
</head>

<body>
<p>Mouse over the links to see them change layout.</p>

<p><b><a class="one" href="default.asp" target="_blank">This link changes color</a></b></p>
<p><b><a class="two" href="default.asp" target="_blank">This link changes font-size</a></b></p>
<p><b><a class="three" href="default.asp" target="_blank">This link changes background-color</a></b></p>
<p><b><a class="four" href="default.asp" target="_blank">This link changes font-family</a></b></p>
<p><b><a class="five" href="default.asp" target="_blank">This link changes text-decoration</a></b></p>
</body>

</html>