C# Color constant R,G,B values
Where can I find a list of all the C# Color constants and the associated R,G,B (Red, Green, Blue) values? e.g. Color.White == (255,255,255) Color.Black == (0,0,0) etc... ...
system.drawing.color
trying to convert rgb from a .net Color to a string such as "red" or "blue"
All of my methods are failing me in various ways. different lighting can mess it all up too. has anyone every trying to return a name given a rgb value? "red" "green" "blue" would be enough to satisfy my needs for today. i have unsafe byte processing of images from my web cam. ...
.NET - Converting Color Name Strings into System.Drawing.Color
What is the best way to turn strings like "red", "green", "yellow", "aliceblue", etc... into the actual System.Drawing.Color value? I was looking at reflection and something about that didn't seem right. ...
Using ToArgb() followed by FromArgb() does not result in the original color
This does not work int blueInt = Color.Blue.ToArgb(); Color fred = Color.FromArgb(blueInt); Assert.AreEqual(Color.Blue,fred); Any suggestions? [Edit] I'm using NUnit and the output is failed: Expected: Color [Blue] But was: Color [A=255, R=0, G=0, B=255] [Edit] This works! int blueInt = Color....
Extension method library for actions on System.Drawing.Color
Has anyone written a nice extension method 'library' for System.Drawing.Color. Would be nice to say : Color.Red.AdjustBrightness(.5) Color.Red.AdjustAlpha(.5) Color.Red.ToHSV() or something like that. Alpha is easy, but others become time consuming because you have to go off and fine all the right mathematical equations for HSV a...
Convert .Net Color Objects to HEX codes and Back
As per the question title, How could I take a hex code and convert it to a .Net Color object, and do it the other way? I googled and keep getting the same way which doesn't work. ColorTranslator.ToHtml(renderedChart.ForeColor) Which returns the name of the color as in 'White' instead of '#ffffff'! Doing it the other way seems to ha...
Color picker does not give gradient appearance
i added below codes. But it generates to me 16 color. but i need 16 color between "red" and "khaki". i don't need gradient flow. My colors look like gradient flow. My colors must not closer to each other. Because i will use this codes return values in chart columns. they are too near each other. static class Program { [...
C# Algorithm to Tint a Color a Certain Percent
I have a color and I want get a tint of that color by a certain percent. So 100% is the color itself, 90% is a slightly lighter color, etc. Basically, it's like adding 10% of opacity to the color, if the color is on a white background. I need to convert the color into a hex HTML color value, so I don't want transparency. Is there an alg...
How do I invert a colour?
I know that this won't directly invert a colour, it will just 'oppose' it. I was wondering if anyone knew a simple way (a few lines of code) to invert a colour from any given colour? At the moment I have this (which isn't exactly the definition of an invert): const int RGBMAX = 255; Color InvertMeAColour(Color ColourToInvert) { re...
Color Interpolation Between 3 Colors in .NET
I would like to smoothly interpolate color from Color A (let's call it red) to Color C (let's call it green) going through color B (let's call it yellow), based on the value of a certain variable. If the variable = 100, I want pure green. If the variable = 50, I want pure yellow. If the variable = 0, I want pure red. I understand you c...
How to serialize Color property as ARGB values?
I'm working with Windows Forms designer. It serializes properties of type Color as known name whenever possible. I need it to serialize such properties always as RGB, because I need it later for interop with other system, which can deserialize only from RGB values. Is there a way to serialize Color properties always as RGB values? ...
Non-invocable member 'System.Web.UI.WebControls.Style.BackColor' cannot be used like a method.
Hello all, I am using c#.net. Within my Gridview I am trying to set the SelectedRowStyle to different colours depending on which appointment the user has selected so need to change the backColor of the SelectedRow within my code behind. When I try the code below, I get the the error below Non-invocable member 'System.Web.UI.WebContro...
In C# , How can i create a System.Drawing.Color object using a hex value ?
In C# , How can i create a System.Drawing.Color object using a value like this #FFFFF,#FGFG01 etc... ...
How to create a System.Drawing.Color from its hexadecimal RGB string?
I want to create a System.Drawing.Color from a value like #FF00FF or FF00FF without needing to write code for that. There is any .NET built-in parser for that? ...
Converting Color to ConsoleColor?
What is the best way to convert a System.Drawing.Color to a similar System.ConsoleColor? ...
Generate Color Gradient in C#
My question here is similar to the question here, except that I am working with C#. I have two colors, and I have a predefine steps. How to retrieve a list of Colors that are the gradients between the two? This is an approach that I tried, which didn't work: int argbMax = Color.Chocolate.ToArgb(); int argbMin = Color.Blue.ToArgb(); va...
Why does Color.IsNamedColor not work when I create a color using Color.FromArgb()?
In my app I allow the user to build a color, and then show him the name or value of the color later on. If the user picks red (full red, not red-ish), I want to show him "red". If he picks some strange color, then the hex value would be just fine. Here's sample code that demonstrates the problem: static string GetName(int r, int g, int ...
converting rgb values to System.Drawing
Hi, I've looked around, but don't see this question - maybe its too easy, but I don't have it. If I have file containing color values like: 255, 65535, 65280 ( I think this is green) is there a way to either: convert these to a System.Drawing.Color type or....better yet.. have .NET accept them as is to represent the color? thank...
How to check if two System.Drawing.Color structures represent the same color in 16 bit color depth?
How can I check if two System.Drawing.Color structures represent the same color in 16 bit color depth (or generally based on the value of Screen.PrimaryScreen.BitsPerPixel)? Let's say I set Form.TransparencyKey to Value1 (of Color type), I want to check that when the user selects a new background color for the form (Value2), I don't set...
How to calculate color based on a range of values in C#?
var colors = new Color[] { Color.Blue, Color.Green, Color.Yellow, Color.Orange, Color.Red }; var min = 0; var max = 400; I'm trying to get the color in between these values based on another number. So for example if I wanted to the color for the value 350, it would be 50% orange and 50% red. EDIT - Reworded...