Combining a new level of programmatic support for symbolic color with carefully chosen aesthetic color parametrizations, the Wolfram Language allows a uniquely flexible and compelling approach to color and transparency in graphics and all other forms of display.

Color Directives

RGBColor , Hue , CMYKColor , GrayLevel — color models

LABColor , LCHColor , LUVColor , XYZColor — device-independent CIE color models

ThemeColor — a named color setting that resolves according to a notebook theme

SystemColor — a named color setting that resolves according to windowing system settings

LightDarkSwitched — a color setting that displays different colors in light and dark modes

ColorQ — test whether an expression is a color directive

Color Operations »

ColorConvert — convert between color models

Lighter , Darker — make colors lighter, darker

Blend — blend of colors

ColorNegate — the negative color to a given color

RemoveAlphaChannel   ▪ SetAlphaChannel   ▪ AlphaChannel

ColorDistance   ▪ RandomColor   ▪ DominantColors   ▪ FindMatchingColor   ▪ ...

Color Regions

ColorsNear — represent a color region around a color

Dark Mode »

LightDark — display notebook contents in light or dark mode

LightDarkAutoColorRules — automatically map light mode colors to dark mode equivalents

Color Schemes »

ColorData — hundreds of color schemes (gradients, named collections, etc.)

"Gradients"  ▪ "Indexed"  ▪ "Physical"  ▪ "Rainbow"  ▪ "Temperature"  ▪ ...

Named Colors

Red   ▪ Green   ▪ Blue   ▪ Black   ▪ White   ▪ Gray   ▪ Cyan   ▪ Magenta   ▪ Yellow

Brown   ▪ Orange   ▪ Pink   ▪ Purple

Transparent

Standard Named Color Variants

StandardRed   ▪ StandardGreen   ▪ StandardBlue   ▪ StandardGray   ▪ StandardCyan   ▪ StandardMagenta   ▪ StandardYellow   ▪ StandardBrown   ▪ StandardOrange   ▪ StandardPink   ▪ StandardPurple

Light Named Color Variants

LightRed   ▪ LightGreen   ▪ LightBlue   ▪ LightGray   ▪ LightCyan   ▪ LightMagenta   ▪ LightYellow   ▪ LightBrown   ▪ LightOrange   ▪ LightPink   ▪ LightPurple

Dark Named Color Variants

DarkRed   ▪ DarkGreen   ▪ DarkBlue   ▪ DarkGray   ▪ DarkCyan   ▪ DarkMagenta   ▪ DarkYellow   ▪ DarkBrown   ▪ DarkOrange   ▪ DarkPink   ▪ DarkPurple

Interactive Color Controls

ColorSetter   ▪ ColorSlider

Style — specify a color for any object

Graphics Directives »

Opacity — opacity level (0 for transparent)

Specularity — shininess color for 3D graphics

FaceForm   ▪ EdgeForm   ▪ Glow   ▪ Directive   ▪ ...

Graphics Options »

Lighting — light sources used for 3D graphics

VertexColors , VertexNormals — data for color interpolation in polygons

Background   ▪ AxesStyle   ▪ FrameStyle   ▪ GridLinesStyle   ▪ ...

Plotting Options »

ColorFunction — general function for determining colors from coordinates and values

ColorRules — rules for determining colors for discrete data

PlotStyle   ▪ FillingStyle   ▪ MeshStyle   ▪ MeshShading   ▪ ...

"ICC" — color profiles

"GIF" , "PNG" — can store color maps

Import , Export — import, export with many color maps, depths, models

Related Guides

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• Graphics Options & Styling
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• Graphics Directives
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• Color Processing of Images
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• 3D Graphics Options

Related Links

• Demonstrations related to Colors (Wolfram Demonstrations Project)