What is the name of the first Macintosh computer to feature a color display?

The first Macintosh computer to feature a color display was the Macintosh II.

Released in 1987, the Macintosh II marked a major change from Apple's original all-in-one Macintosh design. It used a separate monitor and included Color QuickDraw in ROM, allowing the system to support color graphics and multiple displays. Buyers could pair it with Apple's 13-inch color monitor, based on Sony Trinitron technology.

The Macintosh II was powered by a 16 MHz Motorola 68020 processor and introduced a modular design with NuBus expansion slots. That flexibility made it more suitable for professional graphics, publishing, engineering, and workstation-style tasks than earlier compact Macs.

A common mix-up is confusing the Macintosh II with the Macintosh SE, which launched around the same period. The SE added features such as an internal drive bay and Apple Desktop Bus support, but it remained a monochrome Macintosh. Earlier Macs also could not simply be upgraded to color because Color QuickDraw depended on the Macintosh II's newer ROM and processor architecture.