Class ColorHelpers

A set of utilities for working with colors.

Inheritance
object
ColorHelpers
Inherited Members
Namespace: Ritchie.Toolbox
Assembly: Ritchie.Toolbox.dll
Syntax
public static class ColorHelpers

Methods

Brighten(Color, float)

Increase the brightness of a given color by a given amount.

Declaration
public static Color Brighten(this Color color, float amountPercentage)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Color color

The color to brighten.
float amountPercentage

A percentage amount to brighten the color by.
Returns
Type Description
Color

A brighter version of the color.

Darken(Color, float)

Darken a color by the given amount.

Declaration
public static Color Darken(this Color color, float amountPercentage)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Color color

A color to darken.
float amountPercentage

A percentage amount to darken the color by.
Returns
Type Description
Color

A darkened version of the color.

ParseColor(string, out Color)

Try to parse a string representation of a color into its corresponding Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Color value.

Declaration
public static bool ParseColor(string colorString, out Color color)
Parameters
Type Name Description
string colorString

The representation of a color as text.
Color color

The resulting color. Will be set to transparent black if parsing failed.
Returns
Type Description
bool

True if the color is valid, false otherwise.
Remarks
<p>
    A color may be represented in the following formats:
</p>
<ul><li><span class="term">Named colors:</span><code>red</code>, <code>green</code>, <code>cyan</code></li><li><span class="term">32-bit RGB or 32-bit RGBA:</span><code>#rrggbbaa</code> or <code>#rrggbb</code></li><li><span class="term">Web colors:</span><code>#rgb</code> or <code>#rgba</code></li></ul>
<p>
    Named colors are case-insensitive. HTML-style colors are also case-insensitive, but the <code>#</code> symbol is necessary.
</p>