The getwebcolor statement will calculate an RGB color from a Netscape style web color.
Parameters
This statement has three parameters:rgb – Output color in RGB format
webcolor – HTML color, either #RRGGBB or named color (“red”, “blue”, etc., see source code for complete list.).
default – default rgb color if the statement can’t understand the webcolor. This parameter is optional, if it is omitted, black will be used as the default color.
Description
This statement will calculate an RGB color from a Netscape style web color. This example will set myColor to pea green.
getwebcolor myColor,"#99CC66"
This example sets myColor to mediumspringgreen.
getwebcolor myColor,"mediumspringgreen","0000FF"
This example allows the user to type in a color name. If they choose a color that doesn’t exist, the color will default to blue (0000FF).
local myColor,userPickedColor
userPickedColor = "blue"
gettext "Color:",userPickedColor
getwebcolor myColor,userPickedColor,"00FF9C"
Here is a list of colornames allowed in the webcolor parameter, along with their HTML RGB values.
lightgoldenrodyellow = FFFFD6
mediumspringgreen = 00FF9C
mediumaquamarine = 63CEAD
mediumslateblue = 7B6BEF
mediumturquoise = 4AD6CE
mediumvioletred = C61084
blanchedalmond = FFEFCE
cornflowerblue = 6394EF
darkolivegreen = 526B29
lightslategray = 738C9C
lightsteelblue = B5C6DE
mediumseagreen = 39B573
darkgoldenrod = BD8408
darkslateblue = 4A398C
darkslategray = 294A4A
darkturquoise = 00CED6
lavenderblush = FFF7F7
lightseagreen = 21B5AD
palegoldenrod = EFEFAD
paleturquoise = ADEFEF
palevioletred = DE7394
antiquewhite = FFEFD6
darkseagreen = 8CBD8C
lemonchiffon = FFFFCE
lightskyblue = 84CEFF
mediumorchid = BD52D6
mediumpurple = 9473DE
midnightblue = 181873
darkmagenta = 8C008C
deepskyblue = 00BDFF
floralwhite = FFFFF7
forestgreen = 218C21
greenyellow = ADFF29
lightsalmon = FFA57B
lightyellow = FFFFE7
navajowhite = FFDEAD
saddlebrown = 8C4210
springgreen = 00FF7B
yellowgreen = 9CCE31
aquamarine = 7BFFD6
blueviolet = 8C29E7
chartreuse = 7BFF00
darkorange = FF8C00
darkorchid = 9C31CE
darksalmon = EF947B
darkviolet = 9400D6
dodgerblue = 1894FF
ghostwhite = FFFFFF
lightcoral = F78484
lightgreen = 94EF94
mediumblue = 0000CE
papayawhip = FFEFD6
powderblue = B5E7E7
sandybrown = F7A563
whitesmoke = F7F7F7
aliceblue = A5CE00
burlywood = DEBD84
cadetblue = 5A9CA5
chocolate = D66B18
darkgreen = 006300
darkkhaki = BDB56B
firebrick = B52121
gainsboro = DEDEDE
goldenrod = DEA521
indianred = CE5A5A
lawngreen = 7BFF00
lightblue = ADDEE7
lightcyan = E7FFFF
lightgrey = D6D6D6
lightpink = FFB5C6
limegreen = 31CE31
mintcream = F7FFFF
mistyrose = FFE7E7
olivedrab = 6B8C21
orangered = FF4200
palegreen = 9CFF9C
peachpuff = FFDEBD
rosybrown = BD8C8C
royalblue = 426BE7
slateblue = 6B5ACE
slategray = 738494
steelblue = 4284B5
turquoise = 42E7D6
cornsilk = FFFFDE
darkblue = 00008C
darkcyan = 008C8C
darkgray = ADADAD
deeppink = FF1094
honeydew = F7FFF7
lavender = E7E7FF
moccasin = FFE7B5
seagreen = 298C52
seashell = FFF7EF
crimson = DE1039
darkred = 8C0000
dimgray = 6B6B6B
fuchsia = FF00FF
hotpink = FF6BB5
magenta = FF00FF
oldlace = FFF7E7
skyblue = 84CEEF
thistle = DEBDDE
bisque = FFE7C6
indigo = 4A0084
maroon = 840000
orange = FFA500
orchid = DE73D6
purple = 840084
salmon = FF8473
sienna = A55229
silver = C6C6C6
tomato = FF6342
violet = EF84EF
yellow = FFFF00
azure = F7FFFF
beige = F7F7DE
black = 000000
brown = A52929
coral = FF7B52
green = 008400
ivory = FFFFF7
khaki = F7E78C
linen = FFF7E7
olive = 848400
wheat = F7DEB5
white = FFFFFF
aqua = 00FFFF
blue = 0000FF
cyan = 00FFFF
gold = FFD600
gray = 848484
lime = 00FF00
navy = 000084
peru = CE8439
pink = FFC6CE
plum = DEA5DE
snow = FFFFFF
teal = 008484
red = FF0000
tan = D6B58C
Note: This statement is now obsolete, the newer htmlcolor( function is much faster and should be used in all new applications.
History
| Version | Status | Notes |
| 10.0 | No Change | Carried over from Panorama 6.0. |