Color

Color

Definition

type Color =
    | Name of Colors
    | SmallHex of int16
    | Hex of int
    | Values of byte * byte * byte
    | Percents of float * float * float

Description

Color is used to described a color. There are built in constant colors as well as ways to construct colors from numbers or percentages.

Constants

Constant	Type	Description
Colors.None	Colors	no color
Colors.AliceBlue	Colors	alice blue - rgb(240, 248, 255)
Colors.AntiqueWhite	Colors	antique white - rgb(250, 235, 215)
Colors.Aqua	Colors	aqua - rgb(0, 255,255)
...	...	...
Colors.Yellow	Colors	yellow - rgb(255, 255, 0)
Colors.YellowGreen	Colors	yellow green - rgb(154, 205, 50)

For a full list of colors refer to the SVG specification here

Functions

Function	Signature	Description
Color.ofName	Colors -> Color	creates a color from a named constant
Color.ofSmallHex	int16 -> Color	creates a color from an int16 encoded as rgb
Color.ofHex	int -> Color	creates a color from an int encoded as rrggbb
Color.ofValues	byte * byte * byte -> Color	creates a color from three bytes (red, green, blue)
Color.ofPercents	float * float * float -> Color	creates a color from three floats (red, green, blue)
Color.toString	Color -> string	converts a color to a string
Colors.toString	Colors -> string	converts a color name to a string

Usage

Example

let color1 = Color.ofName Colors.Aqua
let color2 = Color.ofValues (0uy, 125uy, 200uy)
let color3 = Color.ofPercents (100.0, 25.0, 15.0)

printfn "color1 = %s" <| Color.toString color1
printfn "color2 = %s" <| Color.toString color2
printfn "color3 = %s" <| Color.toString color3

Output

color1 = "aqua"
color2 = "(0,125,200)"
color33 = "(100%,25%,15%)"