contrastColor (Calculate contrast color)

See also: intToHex (Convert integer to hexa decimal format)

The function $contrastColor calculates either "black" or "white" as a contrast of the given color. If the color code is returned as a hexadecimal number, a "#" character will be prefixed automatically, so it can be used in HTML markups.

The function $contrastColor calculates either "black" or "white" as a contrast of the given color. If the color code is returned as a hexadecimal number, a "#" character will be prefixed automatically, so it can be used in HTML markups.

Tooltip

Syntax: $contrastColor(color[,resultAsInteger=false])

Name	Description
color	An arbitrary color as positive 16 bit integer or as hexadecimal number with a maximum of 6 digits and preceded by the "#" character. e.g. 9965381 or "9965381" or "#980f45"
resultAsInteger (optional)	A Boolean value indicating whether the result of the function should be returned as a 16 bit integer (true), or as a 6 digit hexadecimal number preceded by the "#" character (false). If this parameter is not given at all, it will be interpreted as false. Hint: 0 is interpreted as false and 1 is interpreted as true.

Returns black or white as a contrast color to the transferred color.

Example: $contrastColor(#980f45) – returns #ffffff (White)

Syntax

$contrastColor(color[,resultAsInteger])

Parameter

Return value

Black or white as contrast color to the given color.

Examples