Syntax

	color("red")
color("#ff0099")
color(r: 200, g: 60, b: 20, a: 200)
color(h:150, s:30, l:60)

Description

Generates a color value either from a CSS color description or via the components in the red-green-blue or HSL color space.

Parameter

Color name	Type	Type Description	Mandatory	Default
css	String	The CSS color description.	no	-
r	Number	The red value (0..255)	no	0
g	Number	The green value (0..255)	no	0
b	Number	The blue value (0..255)	no	0
a	Number	The alpha value (0..255)	no	255
h	Number	The hue angle (0..360)	no	0
s	Number	The saturation (0..100)	no	100
l	Number	The luminance (0..100)	no	50
from	Color	Sample color	no	-

Return value

Type: Color

The color that corresponds to the specified values. The following rules apply in the specified order:

• If css is specified, the description is translated into a color. If a is also specified, then this alpha value is applied to the color. All other values are ignored.
• If either r, g, or b is specified, a color is created in the RGB color space. If a is also specified, then this alpha value is applied to the color. All other values are ignored.
• A color is created in the HSL color space from the specified values h, s, and l. Missing values are taken from the sample color from if this is specified. Without a sample color, missing values are filled with the specified default values.

Examples

All colors of the rainbow

	count(0, 360, 20).map(h -> color(h: $h, s:80))

Output: List with the colors of the rainbow