Graphics::GetNearestColor Method
Gets the nearest color to the specified Color structure.
Assembly: System.Drawing (in System.Drawing.dll)
Parameters
- color
- Type: System.Drawing::Color
Color structure for which to find a match.
Return Value
Type: System.Drawing::ColorA Color structure that represents the nearest color to the one specified with the color parameter.
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 an arbitrary color with ARGB coordinates (255, 165, 63, 136).
Creates a solid brush and sets its color to the specified color.
Fills an ellipse using the arbitrary color.
Creates a second color and sets its value to the nearest system ARGB color.
Fills a second ellipse with this color.
The result is two ellipses: the first drawn with the arbitrary specified color and the second drawn with the system color nearest the specified color.
public: void GetNearestColorColor( PaintEventArgs^ e ) { // Create solid brush with arbitrary color. Color arbColor = Color::FromArgb( 255, 165, 63, 136 ); SolidBrush^ arbBrush = gcnew SolidBrush( arbColor ); // Fill ellipse on screen. e->Graphics->FillEllipse( arbBrush, 0, 0, 200, 100 ); // Get nearest color. Color realColor = e->Graphics->GetNearestColor( arbColor ); SolidBrush^ realBrush = gcnew SolidBrush( realColor ); // Fill ellipse on screen. e->Graphics->FillEllipse( realBrush, 0, 100, 200, 100 ); }
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
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