ColorUtilities Class Reference

Helper class for manipulating colors. More...

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Static Public Member Functions
static COLORREF	alphaBlend (COLORREF color, COLORREF factor)
	Alpha blends color.
static COLORREF	darkenColor (COLORREF color, double factor)
	Darkens given color by specified factor.
static COLORREF	lightenColor (COLORREF color, double factor)
	Lightens given color by specified factor.

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Detailed Description

Helper class for manipulating colors.

Helper class for manipulating COLORREF values, contains static functions for darken and lightening colors etc. COLORREF values (color variables) etc.

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Member Function Documentation

static COLORREF alphaBlend	(	COLORREF	color,
		COLORREF	factor
	)			[static]

Alpha blends color.

Factor is in R/255, G/255 and B/255 meaning a value of 255, 255, 255 or 0xFFFFFF will not change change source color at all while a value of 0xFF00FF will keep all read and blue and discard all green.
Returns the manipulated value.

static COLORREF darkenColor	(	COLORREF	color,
		double	factor
	)			[static]

Darkens given color by specified factor.

Factor is in (0..1] range, the higher the factor the more dark the result will be.
Returns the manipulated value

static COLORREF lightenColor	(	COLORREF	color,
		double	factor
	)			[static]

Lightens given color by specified factor.

Factor is in (0..1] range, the higher the factor the more light the result will be.
Returns the manipulated value

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