Philiprehberger.ColorConverter 0.2.1

dotnet add package Philiprehberger.ColorConverter --version 0.2.1
                    
NuGet\Install-Package Philiprehberger.ColorConverter -Version 0.2.1
                    
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<PackageReference Include="Philiprehberger.ColorConverter" Version="0.2.1" />
                    
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<PackageVersion Include="Philiprehberger.ColorConverter" Version="0.2.1" />
                    
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<PackageReference Include="Philiprehberger.ColorConverter" />
                    
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paket add Philiprehberger.ColorConverter --version 0.2.1
                    
#r "nuget: Philiprehberger.ColorConverter, 0.2.1"
                    
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#:package Philiprehberger.ColorConverter@0.2.1
                    
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#addin nuget:?package=Philiprehberger.ColorConverter&version=0.2.1
                    
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#tool nuget:?package=Philiprehberger.ColorConverter&version=0.2.1
                    
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Philiprehberger.ColorConverter

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Convert between RGB, HSL, HSV, Hex, and CMYK color models with harmonies, contrast ratio, blending, and gradient generation.

Installation

dotnet add package Philiprehberger.ColorConverter

Usage

using Philiprehberger.ColorConverter;

var color = Color.FromHex("#FF6347");

HslColor hsl = color.ToHsl();
HsvColor hsv = color.ToHsv();
CmykColor cmyk = color.ToCmyk();
string hex = color.ToHex();           // "#FF6347"
var (r, g, b, a) = color.ToRgb();    // (255, 99, 71, 255)

Manipulate Colors

var coral = Color.FromHex("#FF7F50");

Color lighter    = coral.Lighten(0.1);
Color darker     = coral.Darken(0.1);
Color vivid      = coral.Saturate(0.2);
Color muted      = coral.Desaturate(0.2);
Color opposite   = coral.Complement();
Color transparent = coral.WithAlpha(128);

CSS Named Colors

var teal = Color.Parse("teal");
var coral = Color.Parse("coral");
var gold = Color.Parse("gold");

Color Harmonies

var red = Color.FromRgb(255, 0, 0);

Color complement = ColorHarmonies.Complementary(red);
Color[] triadic = ColorHarmonies.Triadic(red);           // 2 colors at 120° intervals
Color[] tetradic = ColorHarmonies.Tetradic(red);         // 3 colors at 90° intervals
Color[] analogous = ColorHarmonies.Analogous(red);       // 2 colors at ±30°
Color[] split = ColorHarmonies.SplitComplementary(red);  // 2 colors at 150° and 210°

WCAG Contrast Ratio

var black = Color.FromRgb(0, 0, 0);
var white = Color.FromRgb(255, 255, 255);

double ratio = Accessibility.ContrastRatio(black, white);  // 21.0
bool aa = Accessibility.MeetsWcagAA(black, white);         // true
bool aaa = Accessibility.MeetsWcagAAA(black, white);       // true

Color Blending

var a = Color.FromRgb(200, 100, 50);
var b = Color.FromRgb(100, 200, 150);

Color multiplied = ColorBlending.Multiply(a, b);
Color screened = ColorBlending.Screen(a, b);
Color overlaid = ColorBlending.Overlay(a, b);

Gradient Generation

var start = Color.FromRgb(255, 0, 0);
var end = Color.FromRgb(0, 0, 255);

Color[] gradient = Gradient.Generate(start, end, 5);  // 5 evenly-spaced colors in HSL space

API

Method Description
Color.FromRgb(r, g, b, a) Create from RGBA byte values
Color.FromHex(hex) Create from hex string (#RGB, #RRGGBB, #RRGGBBAA)
Color.FromHsl(h, s, l) Create from HSL values
Color.FromHsv(h, s, v) Create from HSV values
Color.Parse(name) Create from CSS named color
.ToHex() Convert to hex string
.ToRgb() Convert to (R, G, B, A) tuple
.ToHsl() Convert to HslColor
.ToHsv() Convert to HsvColor
.ToCmyk() Convert to CmykColor
.Lighten(amount) Increase lightness
.Darken(amount) Decrease lightness
.Saturate(amount) Increase saturation
.Desaturate(amount) Decrease saturation
.Complement() Get complementary color (hue + 180)
.WithAlpha(a) Set alpha channel
ColorHarmonies.Complementary(color) Complementary color (180° rotation)
ColorHarmonies.Triadic(color) Two colors at 120° intervals
ColorHarmonies.Tetradic(color) Three colors at 90° intervals
ColorHarmonies.Analogous(color) Two colors at ±30°
ColorHarmonies.SplitComplementary(color) Two colors at 150° and 210°
Accessibility.ContrastRatio(a, b) WCAG 2.1 contrast ratio
Accessibility.MeetsWcagAA(a, b) Check WCAG AA compliance (>= 4.5:1)
Accessibility.MeetsWcagAAA(a, b) Check WCAG AAA compliance (>= 7:1)
ColorBlending.Multiply(a, b) Multiply blend mode
ColorBlending.Screen(a, b) Screen blend mode
ColorBlending.Overlay(a, b) Overlay blend mode
Gradient.Generate(start, end, steps) Generate HSL-interpolated gradient

Development

dotnet build src/Philiprehberger.ColorConverter.csproj --configuration Release

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License

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