Name Rascal/Libraries/Vis/Figure/ColorModel/color

Synopsis Return a color with a given name.

Function

1. Color color(str name)
2. Color color(str name, real alpha)

Description Returns color with given name. All HTML/X11 Color Names are supported. When the transparency alpha is given, the color is adjusted accordingly.

The list of available color names is given by colorNames.

Examples

c = color("Red");
b1 = box([size(50), fillColor(c)]);
render(b1);

gives and with only 50% transparency:

c = color("Red", 0.5);
b1 = box([size(50), fillColor(c)]);
render(b1);

gives

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