RGB Function [Visio 2003 SDK Documentation]

Returns a value representing an index in the document's color palette. It specifies a color by its red, green, and blue **components, where each is a number in the range 0 to 255, inclusive, or an expression that evaluates to such a number.

RGB(red,green,blue)

Remarks

If the color returned by the function does not already exist in the current document's color palette, it is added to the palette.

The following table lists some standard colors and their red, green, and blue values.

Color Red value Green value Blue value
Black 0 0 0
Blue 0 0 255
Green 0 255 0
Cyan 0 255 255
Red 255 0 0
Magenta 255 0 255
Yellow 255 255 0
White 255 255 255

Example 1

RGB(0,0,255)

Returns the index for the color blue.

Example 2

RGB(RED(Sheet.1!FillForegnd),120,0)

Returns the index for a color whose red component mirrors Sheet.1's fill foreground.