Using Colors
An RGB value is a 4-byte integer with the hexadecimal format 0x00RRGGBB. RR, GG, and BB are the respective red, green, and blue components of the color value. Common colors appear in the following table. The 16 standard colors are listed first.
Common Color Values
| Value | Code |
| VAL_RED | 0xFF0000L |
| VAL_GREEN | 0x00FF00L |
| VAL_BLUE | 0x0000FFL |
| VAL_CYAN | 0x00FFFFL |
| VAL_MAGENTA | 0xFF00FFL |
| VAL_YELLOW | 0xFFFF00L |
| VAL_DK_RED | 0x800000L |
| VAL_DK_BLUE | 0x000080L |
| VAL_DK_GREEN | 0x008000L |
| VAL_DK_CYAN | 0x008080L |
| VAL_DK_MAGENTA | 0x800080L |
| VAL_DK_YELLOW | 0x808000L |
| VAL_LT_GRAY | 0xC0C0C0L |
| VAL_DK_GRAY | 0x808080L |
| VAL_BLACK | 0x000000L |
| VAL_WHITE | 0xFFFFFFL |
| VAL_PANEL_GRAY | 0xC0C0C0L |
| VAL_GRAY | 0xA0A0A0L |
| VAL_OFFWHITE | 0xE0E0E0L |
| VAL_TRANSPARENT | 0x1000000L |
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Note You can also use the User Interface Library function, MakeColor, to create an RGB value from red, green, and blue color components. |