Color.FromArgb Method

Definition

Creates a Color structure from the four 8-bit ARGB components (alpha, red, green, and blue) values.

Overloads

FromArgb(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32)

Creates a Color structure from the four ARGB component (alpha, red, green, and blue) values. Although this method allows a 32-bit value to be passed for each component, the value of each component is limited to 8 bits.

FromArgb(Int32, Int32, Int32)

Creates a Color structure from the specified 8-bit color values (red, green, and blue). The alpha value is implicitly 255 (fully opaque). Although this method allows a 32-bit value to be passed for each color component, the value of each component is limited to 8 bits.

FromArgb(Int32, Color)

Creates a Color structure from the specified Color structure, but with the new specified alpha value. Although this method allows a 32-bit value to be passed for the alpha value, the value is limited to 8 bits.

FromArgb(Int32)

Creates a Color structure from a 32-bit ARGB value.

FromArgb(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32)

Creates a Color structure from the four ARGB component (alpha, red, green, and blue) values. Although this method allows a 32-bit value to be passed for each component, the value of each component is limited to 8 bits.

public:
 static System::Drawing::Color FromArgb(int alpha, int red, int green, int blue);
public static System.Drawing.Color FromArgb (int alpha, int red, int green, int blue);
static member FromArgb : int * int * int * int -> System.Drawing.Color
Public Shared Function FromArgb (alpha As Integer, red As Integer, green As Integer, blue As Integer) As Color

Parameters

alpha
Int32

The alpha component. Valid values are 0 through 255.

red
Int32

The red component. Valid values are 0 through 255.

green
Int32

The green component. Valid values are 0 through 255.

blue
Int32

The blue component. Valid values are 0 through 255.

Returns

The Color that this method creates.

Exceptions

alpha, red, green, or blue is less than 0 or greater than 255.

Examples

The following code example is designed for use with Windows Forms, and it requires PaintEventArgs e, which is a parameter of the Paint event handler. The code performs the following actions:

  • Creates three brushes, each a different color. Each Color structure that is used to create a brush is created from four component values (alpha, red, green, blue).

  • Uses an imaginary triangle to position three circles.

  • Paints three overlapping circles, each centered on one vertex of the triangle, using a different brush for each circle.

void FromArgb1( PaintEventArgs^ e )
{
   Graphics^ g = e->Graphics;

   // Transparent red, green, and blue brushes.
   SolidBrush^ trnsRedBrush = gcnew SolidBrush( Color::FromArgb( 120, 255, 0, 0 ) );
   SolidBrush^ trnsGreenBrush = gcnew SolidBrush( Color::FromArgb( 120, 0, 255, 0 ) );
   SolidBrush^ trnsBlueBrush = gcnew SolidBrush( Color::FromArgb( 120, 0, 0, 255 ) );

   // Base and height of the triangle that is used to position the
   // circles. Each vertex of the triangle is at the center of one of the
   // 3 circles. The base is equal to the diameter of the circles.
   float triBase = 100;
   float triHeight = (float)Math::Sqrt( 3 * (triBase * triBase) / 4 );

   // Coordinates of first circle's bounding rectangle.
   float x1 = 40;
   float y1 = 40;

   // Fill 3 over-lapping circles. Each circle is a different color.
   g->FillEllipse( trnsRedBrush, x1, y1, 2 * triHeight, 2 * triHeight );
   g->FillEllipse( trnsGreenBrush, x1 + triBase / 2, y1 + triHeight, 2 * triHeight, 2 * triHeight );
   g->FillEllipse( trnsBlueBrush, x1 + triBase, y1, 2 * triHeight, 2 * triHeight );
}
public void FromArgb1(PaintEventArgs e)
{
    Graphics     g = e.Graphics;
             
    // Transparent red, green, and blue brushes.
    SolidBrush trnsRedBrush = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(120, 255, 0, 0));
    SolidBrush trnsGreenBrush = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(120, 0, 255, 0));
    SolidBrush trnsBlueBrush = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(120, 0, 0, 255));
             
    // Base and height of the triangle that is used to position the
    // circles. Each vertex of the triangle is at the center of one of the
    // 3 circles. The base is equal to the diameter of the circles.
    float   triBase = 100;
    float   triHeight = (float)Math.Sqrt(3*(triBase*triBase)/4);
             
    // Coordinates of first circle's bounding rectangle.
    float   x1 = 40;
    float   y1 = 40;
             
    // Fill 3 over-lapping circles. Each circle is a different color.
    g.FillEllipse(trnsRedBrush, x1, y1, 2*triHeight, 2*triHeight);
    g.FillEllipse(trnsGreenBrush, x1 + triBase/2, y1 + triHeight,
        2*triHeight, 2*triHeight);
    g.FillEllipse(trnsBlueBrush, x1 + triBase, y1, 2*triHeight, 2*triHeight);
}
Public Sub FromArgb1(ByVal e As PaintEventArgs)
    Dim g As Graphics = e.Graphics

    ' Transparent red, green, and blue brushes.
    Dim trnsRedBrush As New SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(120, 255, 0, 0))
    Dim trnsGreenBrush As New SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(120, 0, _
    255, 0))
    Dim trnsBlueBrush As New SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(120, 0, 0, 255))

    ' Base and height of the triangle that is used to position the
    ' circles. Each vertex of the triangle is at the center of one of
    ' the 3 circles. The base is equal to the diameter of the circle.
    Dim triBase As Single = 100
    Dim triHeight As Single = CSng(Math.Sqrt((3 * (triBase * _
    triBase) / 4)))

    ' Coordinates of first circle's bounding rectangle.
    Dim x1 As Single = 40
    Dim y1 As Single = 40

    ' Fill 3 over-lapping circles. Each circle is a different color.
    g.FillEllipse(trnsRedBrush, x1, y1, 2 * triHeight, 2 * triHeight)
    g.FillEllipse(trnsGreenBrush, x1 + triBase / 2, y1 + triHeight, _
    2 * triHeight, 2 * triHeight)
    g.FillEllipse(trnsBlueBrush, x1 + triBase, y1, 2 * triHeight, _
    2 * triHeight)
End Sub

Remarks

To create an opaque color, set alpha to 255. To create a semitransparent color, set alpha to any value from 1 through 254.

Applies to

FromArgb(Int32, Int32, Int32)

Creates a Color structure from the specified 8-bit color values (red, green, and blue). The alpha value is implicitly 255 (fully opaque). Although this method allows a 32-bit value to be passed for each color component, the value of each component is limited to 8 bits.

public:
 static System::Drawing::Color FromArgb(int red, int green, int blue);
public static System.Drawing.Color FromArgb (int red, int green, int blue);
static member FromArgb : int * int * int -> System.Drawing.Color
Public Shared Function FromArgb (red As Integer, green As Integer, blue As Integer) As Color

Parameters

red
Int32

The red component value for the new Color. Valid values are 0 through 255.

green
Int32

The green component value for the new Color. Valid values are 0 through 255.

blue
Int32

The blue component value for the new Color. Valid values are 0 through 255.

Returns

The Color that this method creates.

Exceptions

red, green, or blue is less than 0 or greater than 255.

Examples

The following code example is designed for use with Windows Forms, and it requires PaintEventArgs e, which is a parameter of the Paint event handler. The code performs the following actions:

  1. Creates Color structures from the three color component values (red, green, blue). Three Color structures are created, one for each primary color.

  2. Iterates through a range of alpha values, changing the alpha value of a color.

  3. During each iteration, sets the color of a brush to the modified color and paints a rectangle to show the color.

  4. Repeats steps 2 and 3 for each primary color.

The alpha value is never fully opaque and the rectangles overlap so you get color-combination effects.

void FromArgb2( PaintEventArgs^ e )
{
   Graphics^ g = e->Graphics;

   // Opaque colors (alpha value defaults to 255 -- max value).
   Color red = Color::FromArgb( 255, 0, 0 );
   Color green = Color::FromArgb( 0, 255, 0 );
   Color blue = Color::FromArgb( 0, 0, 255 );

   // Solid brush initialized to red.
   SolidBrush^ myBrush = gcnew SolidBrush( red );
   int alpha;

   // x coordinate of first red rectangle
   int x = 50;

   // y coordinate of first red rectangle
   int y = 50;

   // Fill rectangles with red, varying the alpha value from 25 to 250.
   for ( alpha = 25; alpha <= 250; alpha += 25 )
   {
      myBrush->Color = Color::FromArgb( alpha, red );
      g->FillRectangle( myBrush, x, y, 50, 100 );
      g->FillRectangle( myBrush, x, y + 250, 50, 50 );
      x += 50;
   }
   x = 50;

   // y coordinate of first green rectangle.
   y += 50;

   // Fill rectangles with green, varying the alpha value from 25 to 250.
   for ( alpha = 25; alpha <= 250; alpha += 25 )
   {
      myBrush->Color = Color::FromArgb( alpha, green );
      g->FillRectangle( myBrush, x, y, 50, 150 );
      x += 50;
   }
   x = 50;

   // y coordinate of first blue rectangle.
   y += 100;

   // Fill rectangles with blue, varying the alpha value from 25 to 250.
   for ( alpha = 25; alpha <= 250; alpha += 25 )
   {
      myBrush->Color = Color::FromArgb( alpha, blue );
      g->FillRectangle( myBrush, x, y, 50, 150 );
      x += 50;
   }
}
public void FromArgb2(PaintEventArgs e)
{
    Graphics     g = e.Graphics;
             
    // Opaque colors (alpha value defaults to 255 -- max value).
    Color red = Color.FromArgb(255, 0, 0);
    Color green = Color.FromArgb(0, 255, 0);
    Color blue = Color.FromArgb(0, 0, 255);
             
    // Solid brush initialized to red.
    SolidBrush  myBrush = new SolidBrush(red);
    int alpha;

    // x coordinate of first red rectangle
    int x = 50;         
    
    // y coordinate of first red rectangle
    int y = 50;         
                   
    // Fill rectangles with red, varying the alpha value from 25 to 250.
    for (alpha = 25; alpha <= 250; alpha += 25)
    {
        myBrush.Color = Color.FromArgb(alpha, red);
        g.FillRectangle(myBrush, x, y, 50, 100);
        g.FillRectangle(myBrush, x, y + 250, 50, 50);
        x += 50;
    }
    // x coordinate of first green rectangle.
    x = 50;             
    
    // y coordinate of first green rectangle.
    y += 50;            
                      
    // Fill rectangles with green, varying the alpha value from 25 to 250.
    for (alpha = 25; alpha <= 250; alpha += 25)
    {
        myBrush.Color = Color.FromArgb(alpha, green);
        g.FillRectangle(myBrush, x, y, 50, 150);
        x += 50;
    }
    // x coordinate of first blue rectangle.
    x = 50;             
    
    // y coordinate of first blue rectangle.
    y += 100;           
             
    // Fill rectangles with blue, varying the alpha value from 25 to 250.
    for (alpha = 25; alpha <= 250; alpha += 25)
    {
        myBrush.Color = Color.FromArgb(alpha, blue);
        g.FillRectangle(myBrush, x, y, 50, 150);
        x += 50;
    }
}
Public Sub FromArgb2(ByVal e As PaintEventArgs)
    Dim g As Graphics = e.Graphics

    ' Opaque colors (alpha value defaults to 255 -- max value).
    Dim red As Color = Color.FromArgb(255, 0, 0)
    Dim green As Color = Color.FromArgb(0, 255, 0)
    Dim blue As Color = Color.FromArgb(0, 0, 255)

    ' Solid brush initialized to red.
    Dim myBrush As New SolidBrush(red)
    Dim alpha As Integer

    ' x coordinate of first red rectangle.
    Dim x As Integer = 50

    ' y coordinate of first red rectangle.
    Dim y As Integer = 50

    ' Fill rectangles with red, varying the alpha value from 25 to 250.
    For alpha = 25 To 250 Step 25
        myBrush.Color = Color.FromArgb(alpha, red)
        g.FillRectangle(myBrush, x, y, 50, 100)
        g.FillRectangle(myBrush, x, y + 250, 50, 50)
        x += 50
    Next alpha

    ' x coordinate of first green rectangle.
    x = 50

    ' y coordinate of first green rectangle.
    y += 50


    ' Fill rectangles with green, varying alpha value from 25 to 250.
    For alpha = 25 To 250 Step 25
        myBrush.Color = Color.FromArgb(alpha, green)
        g.FillRectangle(myBrush, x, y, 50, 150)
        x += 50
    Next alpha

    ' x coordinate of first blue rectangle.
    x = 50

    ' y coordinate of first blue rectangle.
    y += 100

    ' Fill rectangles with blue, varying alpha value from 25 to 250.
    For alpha = 25 To 250 Step 25
        myBrush.Color = Color.FromArgb(alpha, blue)
        g.FillRectangle(myBrush, x, y, 50, 150)
        x += 50
    Next alpha
End Sub

Applies to

FromArgb(Int32, Color)

Creates a Color structure from the specified Color structure, but with the new specified alpha value. Although this method allows a 32-bit value to be passed for the alpha value, the value is limited to 8 bits.

public:
 static System::Drawing::Color FromArgb(int alpha, System::Drawing::Color baseColor);
public static System.Drawing.Color FromArgb (int alpha, System.Drawing.Color baseColor);
static member FromArgb : int * System.Drawing.Color -> System.Drawing.Color
Public Shared Function FromArgb (alpha As Integer, baseColor As Color) As Color

Parameters

alpha
Int32

The alpha value for the new Color. Valid values are 0 through 255.

baseColor
Color

The Color from which to create the new Color.

Returns

The Color that this method creates.

Exceptions

alpha is less than 0 or greater than 255.

Examples

The following code example is designed for use with Windows Forms, and it requires PaintEventArgs e, which is a parameter of the Paint event handler. The code performs the following actions:

  1. Creates Color structures from the three color component values (red, green, blue). Three Color structures are created, one for each primary color.

  2. Iterates through a range of alpha values, changing the alpha value of a color.

  3. During each iteration, sets the color of a brush to the modified color and paints a rectangle to show the color.

  4. Repeats steps 2 and 3 for each primary color.

The alpha value is never fully opaque and the rectangles overlap so you get color-combination effects.

void FromArgb3( PaintEventArgs^ e )
{
   Graphics^ g = e->Graphics;

   // Opaque colors (alpha value defaults to 255 -- max value).
   Color red = Color::FromArgb( 255, 0, 0 );
   Color green = Color::FromArgb( 0, 255, 0 );
   Color blue = Color::FromArgb( 0, 0, 255 );

   // Solid brush initialized to red.
   SolidBrush^ myBrush = gcnew SolidBrush( red );
   int alpha;

   // x coordinate of first red rectangle
   int x = 50;

   // y coordinate of first red rectangle
   int y = 50;

   // Fill rectangles with red, varying the alpha value from 25 to 250.
   for ( alpha = 25; alpha <= 250; alpha += 25 )
   {
      myBrush->Color = Color::FromArgb( alpha, red );
      g->FillRectangle( myBrush, x, y, 50, 100 );
      g->FillRectangle( myBrush, x, y + 250, 50, 50 );
      x += 50;
   }
   x = 50;

   // y coordinate of first green rectangle
   y += 50;

   // Fill rectangles with green, varying the alpha value from 25 to 250.
   for ( alpha = 25; alpha <= 250; alpha += 25 )
   {
      myBrush->Color = Color::FromArgb( alpha, green );
      g->FillRectangle( myBrush, x, y, 50, 150 );
      x += 50;
   }
   x = 50;

   // y coordinate of first blue rectangle
   y += 100;

   // Fill rectangles with blue, varying the alpha value from 25 to 250.
   for ( alpha = 25; alpha <= 250; alpha += 25 )
   {
      myBrush->Color = Color::FromArgb( alpha, blue );
      g->FillRectangle( myBrush, x, y, 50, 150 );
      x += 50;
   }
}
public void FromArgb3(PaintEventArgs e)
{
    Graphics     g = e.Graphics;
             
    // Opaque colors (alpha value defaults to 255 -- max value).
    Color red = Color.FromArgb(255, 0, 0);
    Color green = Color.FromArgb(0, 255, 0);
    Color blue = Color.FromArgb(0, 0, 255);
             
    // Solid brush initialized to red.
    SolidBrush  myBrush = new SolidBrush(red);
    int alpha;
    
    // x coordinate of first red rectangle
    int x = 50;         
    
    // y coordinate of first red rectangle
    int y = 50;         
    
    // Fill rectangles with red, varying the alpha value from 25 to 250.
    for (alpha = 25; alpha <= 250; alpha += 25)
    {
        myBrush.Color = Color.FromArgb(alpha, red);
        g.FillRectangle(myBrush, x, y, 50, 100);
        g.FillRectangle(myBrush, x, y + 250, 50, 50);
        x += 50;
    }
    // x coordinate of first green rectangle
    x = 50;             
    
    // y coordinate of first green rectangle
    y += 50;            
    
    // Fill rectangles with green, varying the alpha value from 25 to 250.
    for (alpha = 25; alpha <= 250; alpha += 25)
    {
        myBrush.Color = Color.FromArgb(alpha, green);
        g.FillRectangle(myBrush, x, y, 50, 150);
        x += 50;
    }
    // x coordinate of first blue rectangle.
    x = 50; 
    
     // y coordinate of first blue rectangle
    y += 100;           

    // Fill rectangles with blue, varying the alpha value from 25 to 250.
    for (alpha = 25; alpha <= 250; alpha += 25)
    {
        myBrush.Color = Color.FromArgb(alpha, blue);
        g.FillRectangle(myBrush, x, y, 50, 150);
        x += 50;
    }
}
Public Sub FromArgb3(ByVal e As PaintEventArgs)
    Dim g As Graphics = e.Graphics

    ' Opaque colors (alpha value defaults to 255 -- max value).
    Dim red As Color = Color.FromArgb(255, 0, 0)
    Dim green As Color = Color.FromArgb(0, 255, 0)
    Dim blue As Color = Color.FromArgb(0, 0, 255)

    ' Solid brush initialized to red.
    Dim myBrush As New SolidBrush(red)
    Dim alpha As Integer

    ' x coordinate of first red rectangle.
    Dim x As Integer = 50

    ' y coordinate of first red rectangle.
    Dim y As Integer = 50

    ' Fill rectangles with red, varying the alpha value from 25 to 250.
    For alpha = 25 To 250 Step 25
        myBrush.Color = Color.FromArgb(alpha, red)
        g.FillRectangle(myBrush, x, y, 50, 100)
        g.FillRectangle(myBrush, x, y + 250, 50, 50)
        x += 50
    Next alpha

    ' x coordinate of first green rectangle.
    x = 50

    ' y coordinate of first green rectangle.
    y += 50

    ' Fill rectangles with green, varying alpha value from 25 to 250.
    For alpha = 25 To 250 Step 25
        myBrush.Color = Color.FromArgb(alpha, green)
        g.FillRectangle(myBrush, x, y, 50, 150)
        x += 50
    Next alpha

    ' x coordinate of first blue rectangle.
    x = 50

    ' y coordinate of first blue rectangle.
    y += 100

    ' Fill rectangles with blue, varying alpha value from 25 to 250.
    For alpha = 25 To 250 Step 25
        myBrush.Color = Color.FromArgb(alpha, blue)
        g.FillRectangle(myBrush, x, y, 50, 150)
        x += 50
    Next alpha
End Sub

Remarks

To create an opaque color, set alpha to 255. To create a semitransparent color, set alpha to any value from 1 through 254.

Applies to

FromArgb(Int32)

Creates a Color structure from a 32-bit ARGB value.

public:
 static System::Drawing::Color FromArgb(int argb);
public static System.Drawing.Color FromArgb (int argb);
static member FromArgb : int -> System.Drawing.Color
Public Shared Function FromArgb (argb As Integer) As Color

Parameters

argb
Int32

A value specifying the 32-bit ARGB value.

Returns

The Color structure that this method creates.

Examples

The following code example is designed for use with Windows Forms, and it requires PaintEventArgs e, which is a parameter of the Paint event handler. The code performs the following actions:

  • Creates three brushes, each a different color. Each Color structure that is used to create a brush is created from a 32-bit ARGB value.

  • Uses an imaginary triangle to position three circles.

  • Paints three overlapping circles, each centered on one vertex of the triangle, using a different brush for each circle.

void FromArgb4( PaintEventArgs^ e )
{
   Graphics^ g = e->Graphics;

   // Transparent red, green, and blue brushes.
   SolidBrush^ trnsRedBrush = gcnew SolidBrush( Color::FromArgb( 0x78FF0000 ) );
   SolidBrush^ trnsGreenBrush = gcnew SolidBrush( Color::FromArgb( 0x7800FF00 ) );
   SolidBrush^ trnsBlueBrush = gcnew SolidBrush( Color::FromArgb( 0x780000FF ) );

   // Base and height of the triangle that is used to position the
   // circles. Each vertex of the triangle is at the center of one of the
   // 3 circles. The base is equal to the diameter of the circles.
   float triBase = 100;
   float triHeight = (float)Math::Sqrt( 3 * (triBase * triBase) / 4 );

   // coordinates of first circle's bounding rectangle.
   float x1 = 40;
   float y1 = 40;

   // Fill 3 over-lapping circles. Each circle is a different color.
   g->FillEllipse( trnsRedBrush, x1, y1, 2 * triHeight, 2 * triHeight );
   g->FillEllipse( trnsGreenBrush, x1 + triBase / 2, y1 + triHeight, 2 * triHeight, 2 * triHeight );
   g->FillEllipse( trnsBlueBrush, x1 + triBase, y1, 2 * triHeight, 2 * triHeight );
}
public void FromArgb4(PaintEventArgs e)
{
    Graphics     g = e.Graphics;
             
    // Transparent red, green, and blue brushes.
    SolidBrush trnsRedBrush = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(0x78FF0000));
    SolidBrush trnsGreenBrush = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(0x7800FF00));
    SolidBrush trnsBlueBrush = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(0x780000FF));
             
    // Base and height of the triangle that is used to position the
    // circles. Each vertex of the triangle is at the center of one of the
    // 3 circles. The base is equal to the diameter of the circles.
    float   triBase = 100;
    float   triHeight = (float)Math.Sqrt(3*(triBase*triBase)/4);
             
    // coordinates of first circle's bounding rectangle.
    float   x1 = 40;
    float   y1 = 40;
             
    // Fill 3 over-lapping circles. Each circle is a different color.
    g.FillEllipse(trnsRedBrush, x1, y1, 2*triHeight, 2*triHeight);
    g.FillEllipse(trnsGreenBrush, x1 + triBase/2, y1 + triHeight,
        2*triHeight, 2*triHeight);
    g.FillEllipse(trnsBlueBrush, x1 + triBase, y1, 2*triHeight, 2*triHeight);
}
Public Sub FromArgb4(ByVal e As PaintEventArgs)
    Dim g As Graphics = e.Graphics

    ' Transparent red, green, and blue brushes.
    Dim trnsRedBrush As New SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(&H78FF0000))
    Dim trnsGreenBrush As New SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(&H7800FF00))
    Dim trnsBlueBrush As New SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(&H780000FF))

    ' Base and height of the triangle that is used to position the
    ' circles. Each vertex of the triangle is at the center of one of
    ' the 3 circles. The base is equal to the diameter of the circle.
    Dim triBase As Single = 100
    Dim triHeight As Single = CSng(Math.Sqrt((3 * (triBase * _
    triBase) / 4)))

    ' Coordinates of first circle
    's bounding rectangle.
    Dim x1 As Single = 40
    Dim y1 As Single = 40

    ' Fill 3 over-lapping circles. Each circle is a different color.
    g.FillEllipse(trnsRedBrush, x1, y1, 2 * triHeight, 2 * triHeight)
    g.FillEllipse(trnsGreenBrush, x1 + triBase / 2, y1 + triHeight, _
    2 * triHeight, 2 * triHeight)
    g.FillEllipse(trnsBlueBrush, x1 + triBase, y1, 2 * triHeight, _
    2 * triHeight)
End Sub

Remarks

The byte-ordering of the 32-bit ARGB value is AARRGGBB. The most significant byte (MSB), represented by AA, is the alpha component value. The second, third, and fourth bytes, represented by RR, GG, and BB, respectively, are the color components red, green, and blue, respectively.

Applies to