RGB

This macro selects a red, green, blue (RGB) color based on the specified color values and the capabilities of the output device.

COLORREF RGB( 
BYTE byRed, 
BYTE byGreen, 
BYTE byBlue
);

Parameters

• byRed
  Specifies the intensity of the red color.
• byGreen
  Specifies the intensity of the green color.
• byBlue
  Specifies the intensity of the blue color.

Return Values

The return value is the resultant RGB color.

Remarks

The intensity for each argument is in the range 0 through 255. If all three intensities are zero, the result is black. If all three intensities are 255, the result is white.

For information about using color values in a color palette, see the description of the PALETTERGB macro.

The RGB macro is defined as follows.

#define RGB(r, g ,b)  ((DWORD) (((BYTE) (r) | \ 
    ((WORD) (g) << 8)) | \ 
    (((DWORD) (BYTE) (b)) << 16))) 

Requirements

Note   This API is part of the complete Windows CE OS package as provided by Microsoft. The functionality of a particular platform is determined by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and some devices may not support this API.

See Also

PALETTERGB

 Last updated on Tuesday, July 13, 2004

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