rgb2num proc | DM Reference

Format

rgb2num(color)
rgb2num(color, space)

Args

color: A color value (see HTML colors)
space: Color space; default is COLORSPACE_RGB

Returns

A list with the components of this color

Parses a color into a list with 3 or 4 component values; the 4th value is alpha, if it’s part of the color provided.

var/list/RGB = rgb2num("#ff8000")
src << RGB[1]     // red (255)
src << RGB[2]     // green (128)
src << RGB[3]     // blue (0)

By specifying a different color space, you can convert a color into a different format.

var/list/HSL = rgb2num("#5af", COLORSPACE_HSL)
src << HSL[1]     // hue (210)
src << HSL[2]     // saturation (100)
src << HSL[3]     // luminance (66.6667)

See also