Color Class Reference


Public Member Functions

def __init__(self, colorChoice='White')
def __repr__(self)
def getColorName(self)
def getColorValue(self)
def isTransparent(self)
def setByName(self, colorName)
def setByValue(self, rgbTuple)

Static Public Functions

def randomColor()


Detailed Description

A color representation.

A color can be specified by name or RGB value, and can be made transparent.

Available colors are:

aliceblue, antiquewhite, antiquewhite1, antiquewhite2, antiquewhite3,
antiquewhite4, aquamarine, aquamarine1, aquamarine2, aquamarine3, aquamarine4,
azure, azure1, azure2, azure3, azure4, beige, bisque, bisque1, bisque2, bisque3,
bisque4, black, blanchedalmond, blue, blue1, blue2, blue3, blue4, blueviolet,
brown, brown1, brown2, brown3, brown4, burlywood, burlywood1, burlywood2,
burlywood3, burlywood4, cadetblue, cadetblue1, cadetblue2, cadetblue3,
cadetblue4, chartreuse, chartreuse1, chartreuse2, chartreuse3, chartreuse4,
chocolate, chocolate1, chocolate2, chocolate3, chocolate4, coral, coral1,
coral2, coral3, coral4, cornflowerblue, cornsilk, cornsilk1, cornsilk2,
cornsilk3, cornsilk4, cyan, cyan1, cyan2, cyan3, cyan4, darkblue, darkcyan,
darkgoldenrod, darkgoldenrod1, darkgoldenrod2, darkgoldenrod3, darkgoldenrod4,
darkgray, darkgreen, darkgrey, darkkhaki, darkmagenta, darkolivegreen,
darkolivegreen1, darkolivegreen2, darkolivegreen3, darkolivegreen4, darkorange,
darkorange1, darkorange2, darkorange3, darkorange4, darkorchid, darkorchid1,
darkorchid2, darkorchid3, darkorchid4, darkred, darksalmon, darkseagreen,
darkseagreen1, darkseagreen2, darkseagreen3, darkseagreen4, darkslateblue,
darkslategray, darkslategray1, darkslategray2, darkslategray3, darkslategray4,
darkslategrey, darkturquoise, darkviolet, deeppink, deeppink1, deeppink2,
deeppink3, deeppink4, deepskyblue, deepskyblue1, deepskyblue2, deepskyblue3,
deepskyblue4, dimgray, dimgrey, dodgerblue, dodgerblue1, dodgerblue2,
dodgerblue3, dodgerblue4, firebrick, firebrick1, firebrick2, firebrick3,
firebrick4, floralwhite, forestgreen, gainsboro, ghostwhite, gold, gold1, gold2,
gold3, gold4, goldenrod, goldenrod1, goldenrod2, goldenrod3, goldenrod4, gray,
gray0, gray1, gray10, gray100, gray11, gray12, gray13, gray14, gray15, gray16,
gray17, gray18, gray19, gray2, gray20, gray21, gray22, gray23, gray24, gray25,
gray26, gray27, gray28, gray29, gray3, gray30, gray31, gray32, gray33, gray34,
gray35, gray36, gray37, gray38, gray39, gray4, gray40, gray41, gray42, gray43,
gray44, gray45, gray46, gray47, gray48, gray49, gray5, gray50, gray51, gray52,
gray53, gray54, gray55, gray56, gray57, gray58, gray59, gray6, gray60, gray61,
gray62, gray63, gray64, gray65, gray66, gray67, gray68, gray69, gray7, gray70,
gray71, gray72, gray73, gray74, gray75, gray76, gray77, gray78, gray79, gray8,
gray80, gray81, gray82, gray83, gray84, gray85, gray86, gray87, gray88, gray89,
gray9, gray90, gray91, gray92, gray93, gray94, gray95, gray96, gray97, gray98,
gray99, green, green1, green2, green3, green4, greenyellow, grey, grey0, grey1,
grey10, grey100, grey11, grey12, grey13, grey14, grey15, grey16, grey17, grey18,
grey19, grey2, grey20, grey21, grey22, grey23, grey24, grey25, grey26, grey27,
grey28, grey29, grey3, grey30, grey31, grey32, grey33, grey34, grey35, grey36,
grey37, grey38, grey39, grey4, grey40, grey41, grey42, grey43, grey44, grey45,
grey46, grey47, grey48, grey49, grey5, grey50, grey51, grey52, grey53, grey54,
grey55, grey56, grey57, grey58, grey59, grey6, grey60, grey61, grey62, grey63,
grey64, grey65, grey66, grey67, grey68, grey69, grey7, grey70, grey71, grey72,
grey73, grey74, grey75, grey76, grey77, grey78, grey79, grey8, grey80, grey81,
grey82, grey83, grey84, grey85, grey86, grey87, grey88, grey89, grey9, grey90,
grey91, grey92, grey93, grey94, grey95, grey96, grey97, grey98, grey99,
honeydew, honeydew1, honeydew2, honeydew3, honeydew4, hotpink, hotpink1,
hotpink2, hotpink3, hotpink4, indianred, indianred1, indianred2, indianred3,
indianred4, ivory, ivory1, ivory2, ivory3, ivory4, khaki, khaki1, khaki2,
khaki3, khaki4, lavender, lavenderblush, lavenderblush1, lavenderblush2,
lavenderblush3, lavenderblush4, lawngreen, lemonchiffon, lemonchiffon1,
lemonchiffon2, lemonchiffon3, lemonchiffon4, lightblue, lightblue1, lightblue2,
lightblue3, lightblue4, lightcoral, lightcyan, lightcyan1, lightcyan2,
lightcyan3, lightcyan4, lightgoldenrod, lightgoldenrod1, lightgoldenrod2,
lightgoldenrod3, lightgoldenrod4, lightgoldenrodyellow, lightgray, lightgreen,
lightgrey, lightpink, lightpink1, lightpink2, lightpink3, lightpink4,
lightsalmon, lightsalmon1, lightsalmon2, lightsalmon3, lightsalmon4,
lightseagreen, lightskyblue, lightskyblue1, lightskyblue2, lightskyblue3,
lightskyblue4, lightslateblue, lightslategray, lightslategrey, lightsteelblue,
lightsteelblue1, lightsteelblue2, lightsteelblue3, lightsteelblue4, lightyellow,
lightyellow1, lightyellow2, lightyellow3, lightyellow4, limegreen, linen,
magenta, magenta1, magenta2, magenta3, magenta4, maroon, maroon1, maroon2,
maroon3, maroon4, mediumaquamarine, mediumblue, mediumorchid, mediumorchid1,
mediumorchid2, mediumorchid3, mediumorchid4, mediumpurple, mediumpurple1,
mediumpurple2, mediumpurple3, mediumpurple4, mediumseagreen, mediumslateblue,
mediumspringgreen, mediumturquoise, mediumvioletred, midnightblue, mintcream,
mistyrose, mistyrose1, mistyrose2, mistyrose3, mistyrose4, moccasin,
navajowhite, navajowhite1, navajowhite2, navajowhite3, navajowhite4, navy,
navyblue, oldlace, olivedrab, olivedrab1, olivedrab2, olivedrab3, olivedrab4,
orange, orange1, orange2, orange3, orange4, orangered, orangered1, orangered2,
orangered3, orangered4, orchid, orchid1, orchid2, orchid3, orchid4,
palegoldenrod, palegreen, palegreen1, palegreen2, palegreen3, palegreen4,
paleturquoise, paleturquoise1, paleturquoise2, paleturquoise3, paleturquoise4,
palevioletred, palevioletred1, palevioletred2, palevioletred3, palevioletred4,
papayawhip, peachpuff, peachpuff1, peachpuff2, peachpuff3, peachpuff4, peru,
pink, pink1, pink2, pink3, pink4, plum, plum1, plum2, plum3, plum4, powderblue,
purple, purple1, purple2, purple3, purple4, red, red1, red2, red3, red4,
rosybrown, rosybrown1, rosybrown2, rosybrown3, rosybrown4, royalblue,
royalblue1, royalblue2, royalblue3, royalblue4, saddlebrown, salmon, salmon1,
salmon2, salmon3, salmon4, sandybrown, seagreen, seagreen1, seagreen2,
seagreen3, seagreen4, seashell, seashell1, seashell2, seashell3, seashell4,
sienna, sienna1, sienna2, sienna3, sienna4, skyblue, skyblue1, skyblue2,
skyblue3, skyblue4, slateblue, slateblue1, slateblue2, slateblue3, slateblue4,
slategray, slategray1, slategray2, slategray3, slategray4, slategrey, snow,
snow1, snow2, snow3, snow4, springgreen, springgreen1, springgreen2,
springgreen3, springgreen4, steelblue, steelblue1, steelblue2, steelblue3,
steelblue4, tan, tan1, tan2, tan3, tan4, thistle, thistle1, thistle2, thistle3,
thistle4, tomato, tomato1, tomato2, tomato3, tomato4, turquoise, turquoise1,
turquoise2, turquoise3, turquoise4, violet, violetred, violetred1, violetred2,
violetred3, violetred4, wheat, wheat1, wheat2, wheat3, wheat4, white,
whitesmoke, yellow, yellow1, yellow2, yellow3, yellow4, yellowgreen

Member Function Documentation

def __init__ (   self,
  colorChoice = 'White' 
)

Create a new Color instance (default 'White').

The parameter can be either:
   - a string with the name of the color
   - an (r,g,b) tuple
   - an existing Color instance (which will be cloned)

def __repr__ (   self  ) 

Return the name of the color, if named.  Otherwise return the (r,g,b) value.

def getColorName (   self  ) 

Return the name of the color.

If the color was set by RGB value, it returns 'Custom'.

def getColorValue (   self  ) 

Return a tuple of the (red, green, blue) color components.

def isTransparent (   self  ) 

Return a boolean variable indicating if the current color is transparent.

def randomColor (  ) 

Return a random color.

def setByName (   self,
  colorName 
)

Set the color to colorName.

colorName   a string representing a valid name

If colorName is 'Transparent' the resulting color will not
show up on a canvas.

def setByValue (   self,
  rgbTuple 
)

Set the color to the given tuple of (red, green, blue) values.


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