Representing colors using 24-bit RGB values

 

Some API commands, such as PlaceText, allow you to represent colors using 24-bit RGB values instead of using the default list of 16 colors.

The number assigned to color attributes is calculated using the red, green, and blue components of the color you want, according to the following formula:

 RGB = R*65536 + G*256 + B

where RRR, GGG, and BBB are numbers from 0 to 255 assigned to the red, green, and blue colors.

The following chart lists the values for the colors available through the Imagenation user interface:

Color

R, G, B

24-bit value

background

0, 0, 0

0

blue

0, 0, 255

255

cyan

0, 255, 255

65535

red

255, 0, 0

16711680

yellow

255, 255, 0

16776960

green

0, 255, 0

65280

magenta

255, 0, 255

16711935

gray

194, 194, 194

12763842

dark blue

0, 0, 127

127

dark cyan

0, 127, 127

32639

dark red

127, 0, 0

8323072

dark yellow

127, 127, 0

8355584

dark green

0, 127, 0

32512

dark magenta

127, 0, 127

8323199

dark gray

127, 127, 127

8355711

foreground

255, 255, 255

16777215