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Color definitions are used as per the CSS3 CSS Color Module Level 3 specification.

A few colors have multiple names referring to the same colors, e.g. grey and gray or aqua and cyan.

In these cases the last color when sorted alphabetically takes precedence. eg. Color((0, 255, 255)).as_named() == 'cyan' because "cyan" comes after "aqua".

Internal use only as a representation of a color.

Bases: Representation

Represents a color.

Python
def original() -> ColorType

Original value passed to Color.

ColorType

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def as_named(*, fallback: bool = False) -> str

Returns the name of the color if it can be found in COLORS_BY_VALUE dictionary, otherwise returns the hexadecimal representation of the color or raises ValueError.

str -- The name of the color, or the hexadecimal representation of the color.

fallback : bool Default: False

If True, falls back to returning the hexadecimal representation of the color instead of raising a ValueError when no named color is found.

  • ValueError -- When no named color is found and fallback is False.
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def as_hex(format: Literal['short', 'long'] = 'short') -> str

Returns the hexadecimal representation of the color.

Hex string representing the color can be 3, 4, 6, or 8 characters depending on whether the string a "short" representation of the color is possible and whether there's an alpha channel.

str -- The hexadecimal representation of the color.

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def as_rgb() -> str

Color as an rgb(<r>, <g>, <b>) or rgba(<r>, <g>, <b>, <a>) string.

str

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def as_rgb_tuple(*, alpha: bool | None = None) -> ColorTuple

Returns the color as an RGB or RGBA tuple.

ColorTuple -- A tuple that contains the values of the red, green, and blue channels in the range 0 to 255. If alpha is included, it is in the range 0 to 1.

alpha : bool | None Default: None

Whether to include the alpha channel. There are three options for this input:

  • None (default): Include alpha only if it's set. (e.g. not None)
  • True: Always include alpha.
  • False: Always omit alpha.
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def as_hsl() -> str

Color as an hsl(<h>, <s>, <l>) or hsl(<h>, <s>, <l>, <a>) string.

str

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def as_hsl_tuple(*, alpha: bool | None = None) -> HslColorTuple

Returns the color as an HSL or HSLA tuple.

HslColorTuple -- The color as a tuple of hue, saturation, lightness, and alpha (if included). All elements are in the range 0 to 1.

alpha : bool | None Default: None

Whether to include the alpha channel.

  • None (default): Include the alpha channel only if it's set (e.g. not None).
  • True: Always include alpha.
  • False: Always omit alpha.
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def parse_tuple(value: tuple[Any, ...]) -> RGBA

Parse a tuple or list to get RGBA values.

RGBA -- An RGBA tuple parsed from the input tuple.

value : tuple[Any, ...]

A tuple or list.

  • PydanticCustomError -- If tuple is not valid.
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def parse_str(value: str) -> RGBA

Parse a string representing a color to an RGBA tuple.

Possible formats for the input string include:

  • named color, see COLORS_BY_NAME
  • hex short eg. <prefix>fff (prefix can be #, 0x or nothing)
  • hex long eg. <prefix>ffffff (prefix can be #, 0x or nothing)
  • rgb(<r>, <g>, <b>)
  • rgba(<r>, <g>, <b>, <a>)
  • transparent

RGBA -- An RGBA tuple parsed from the input string.

value : str

A string representing a color.

  • ValueError -- If the input string cannot be parsed to an RGBA tuple.
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def ints_to_rgba(
    r: int | str,
    g: int | str,
    b: int | str,
    alpha: float | None = None,
) -> RGBA

Converts integer or string values for RGB color and an optional alpha value to an RGBA object.

RGBA -- An instance of the RGBA class with the corresponding color and alpha values.

r : int | str

An integer or string representing the red color value.

g : int | str

An integer or string representing the green color value.

b : int | str

An integer or string representing the blue color value.

alpha : float | None Default: None

A float representing the alpha value. Defaults to None.

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def parse_color_value(value: int | str, max_val: int = 255) -> float

Parse the color value provided and return a number between 0 and 1.

float -- A number between 0 and 1.

value : int | str

An integer or string color value.

max_val : int Default: 255

Maximum range value. Defaults to 255.

  • PydanticCustomError -- If the value is not a valid color.
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def parse_float_alpha(value: None | str | float | int) -> float | None

Parse an alpha value checking it's a valid float in the range 0 to 1.

float | None -- The parsed value as a float, or None if the value was None or equal 1.

value : None | str | float | int

The input value to parse.

  • PydanticCustomError -- If the input value cannot be successfully parsed as a float in the expected range.
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def parse_hsl(
    h: str,
    h_units: str,
    sat: str,
    light: str,
    alpha: float | None = None,
) -> RGBA

Parse raw hue, saturation, lightness, and alpha values and convert to RGBA.

RGBA -- An instance of RGBA.

h : str

The hue value.

h_units : str

The unit for hue value.

sat : str

The saturation value.

light : str

The lightness value.

alpha : float | None Default: None

Alpha value.

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def float_to_255(c: float) -> int

Converts a float value between 0 and 1 (inclusive) to an integer between 0 and 255 (inclusive).

int -- The integer equivalent of the given float value rounded to the nearest whole number.

c : float

The float value to be converted. Must be between 0 and 1 (inclusive).

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