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Onetastic Macro Documentation > Functions > Data Type Specific Functions > Color

Color

Creates a variable of type Color.

Syntax

Color Color(String value)

Parameters

String value

The color value. Following string values are accepted:

#rrggbb: Red, green and blue values specified in lowercase hexadecimal (0-9, a-f)

#RRGGBB: Red, green and blue values specified in uppercase hexadecimal (0-9, A-F)

Predefined color names

AliceBlue#F0F8FFLightSalmon#FFA07A
AntiqueWhite#FAEBD7LightSeaGreen#20B2AA
Aqua#00FFFFLightSkyBlue#87CEFA
Aquamarine#7FFFD4LightSlateGray#778899
Azure#F0FFFFLightSteelBlue#B0C4DE
Beige#F5F5DCLightYellow#FFFFE0
Bisque#FFE4C4Lime#00FF00
Black#000000LimeGreen#32CD32
BlanchedAlmond#FFEBCDLinen#FAF0E6
Blue#0000FFMagenta#FF00FF
BlueViolet#8A2BE2Maroon#800000
Brown#A52A2AMediumAquamarine#66CDAA
BurlyWood#DEB887MediumBlue#0000CD
CadetBlue#5F9EA0MediumOrchid#BA55D3
Chartreuse#7FFF00MediumPurple#9370DB
Chocolate#D2691EMediumSeaGreen#3CB371
Coral#FF7F50MediumSlateBlue#7B68EE
CornflowerBlue#6495EDMediumSpringGreen#00FA9A
Cornsilk#FFF8DCMediumTurquoise#48D1CC
Crimson#DC143CMediumVioletRed#C71585
Cyan#00FFFFMidnightBlue#191970
DarkBlue#00008BMintCream#F5FFFA
DarkCyan#008B8BMistyRose#FFE4E1
DarkGoldenrod#B8860BMoccasin#FFE4B5
DarkGray#A9A9A9NavajoWhite#FFDEAD
DarkGreen#006400Navy#000080
DarkKhaki#BDB76BOldLace#FDF5E6
DarkMagenta#8B008BOlive#808000
DarkOliveGreen#556B2FOliveDrab#6B8E23
DarkOrange#FF8C00Orange#FFA500
DarkOrchid#9932CCOrangeRed#FF4500
DarkRed#8B0000Orchid#DA70D6
DarkSalmon#E9967APaleGoldenrod#EEE8AA
DarkSeaGreen#8FBC8BPaleGreen#98FB98
DarkSlateBlue#483D8BPaleTurquoise#AFEEEE
DarkSlateGray#2F4F4FPaleVioletRed#DB7093
DarkTurquoise#00CED1PapayaWhip#FFEFD5
DarkViolet#9400D3PeachPuff#FFDAB9
DeepPink#FF1493Peru#CD853F
DeepSkyBlue#00BFFFPink#FFC0CB
DimGray#696969Plum#DDA0DD
DodgerBlue#1E90FFPowderBlue#B0E0E6
Firebrick#B22222Purple#800080
FloralWhite#FFFAF0Red#FF0000
ForestGreen#228B22RosyBrown#BC8F8F
Fuchsia#FF00FFRoyalBlue#4169E1
Gainsboro#DCDCDCSaddleBrown#8B4513
GhostWhite#F8F8FFSalmon#FA8072
Gold#FFD700SandyBrown#F4A460
Goldenrod#DAA520SeaGreen#2E8B57
Gray#808080SeaShell#FFF5EE
Green#008000Sienna#A0522D
GreenYellow#ADFF2FSilver#C0C0C0
Honeydew#F0FFF0SkyBlue#87CEEB
HotPink#FF69B4SlateBlue#6A5ACD
IndianRed#CD5C5CSlateGray#708090
Indigo#4B0082Snow#FFFAFA
Ivory#FFFFF0SpringGreen#00FF7F
Khaki#F0E68CSteelBlue#4682B4
Lavender#E6E6FATan#D2B48C
LavenderBlush#FFF0F5Teal#008080
LawnGreen#7CFC00Thistle#D8BFD8
LemonChiffon#FFFACDTomato#FF6347
LightBlue#ADD8E6Turquoise#40E0D0
LightCoral#F08080Violet#EE82EE
LightCyan#E0FFFFWheat#F5DEB3
LightGoldenrodYellow#FAFAD2White#FFFFFF
LightGray#D3D3D3WhiteSmoke#F5F5F5
LightGreen#90EE90Yellow#FFFF00
LightPink#FFB6C1YellowGreen#9ACD32

Examples

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$color1 = Color("yellow") $color1 == "#ffff00" // True $color2 = Color("#6A5ACD") $color2 == "#6a5acd" // True $color2 == "SlateBlue" // True $color2 == "SpringGreen" // False

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