HTML TO COLOR

unit Unit1;

interface

uses
  Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Variants, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms,
  Dialogs, ExtCtrls, StdCtrls;

type
  TForm1 = class(TForm)
    Edit1: TEdit;
    Button1: TButton;
    Panel1: TPanel;
    procedure Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
  private
    { Private declarations }
  public
    { Public declarations }
  end;

var
  Form1: TForm1;

implementation

{$R *.dfm}

function HTML2Color(const HTML: String): Integer;
var
  Offset: Integer;
begin
  try
    if Copy(HTML, 1, 1) = '#' then
      Offset := 1
    else
      Offset := 0;
    Result :=
      Integer(StrToInt('$' + Copy(HTML, Offset + 1, 2))) +
      Integer(StrToInt('$' + Copy(HTML, Offset + 3, 2))) shl 8 +
      Integer(StrToInt('$' + Copy(HTML, Offset + 5, 2))) shl 16;
  except

  end;
end;

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
   Panel1.Color:=HTML2Color(Edit1.Text);
end;

end.


If you type your hexadecimal values in Edit box ( dont use $ just for example FFFF00 ) and click the button then the panel will be colored with your HTML color.

the HTML color is in the standard Hexadecimal notation, like FFFFFF or C0D5FF you can use StrToInt('FFA6D9') to get a TColor value

Canvas.Brush.Color := StrToInt('FFA6D9');

HTML colors are stored as Red/Green/Blue with one byte for every base color. Thus, FF0000 is red. FFFF00 is yellow, ect. In Delphi, colors are 4-byte values. Basically, Alpha-channel/Blue/Green/Red. The Alpha-channel is used to blend colors with items on the background in some applications but generally Delphi doesn't use this one. Thus $00FF0000 is blue, $0000FF00 is green and $000000FF is red. All other color numbers are combinations of red, green and blue.

Now come closer... Closer to the screen... Much closer. Press your nose against the glass of the screen and look very closely. You will see that the screen of a normal monitor is build on red, green and blue fluorescent particles. Now you know what these values actually set. ;-)

So, how to convert HTML colors? Well, simple... That has been explained already.

damn, my monitor is crashed, i was too close :-))

Nose problems ? :)

Hi,

if you want to use StrToInt,
you must set a "$" at the beginning
of the string.
like StrToInt('$FF');

GL
Bug

Hello

  There's a function in delphi to convert the string to color, StringToColor

and here's a function I made, it's test the string to decide it html or delphi and will return the Tcolor value


function GetTColor (S: String) : TColor;
var
  R,G,B : Integer;
begin
  if Copy(S,1,1) = '#' then
  begin
    B := StrToInt('$' + Copy(S,2,2));
    G := StrToInt('$' + Copy(S,4,2)) * 256;
    R := StrToInt('$' + (Copy(S,6,2))) * 65536;
    Result := (R+G+B);
  end
  else if Copy(S,1,1) = '$' then
    Result := StringToColor(S);
end;

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
  Label1.color := GetTColor(Edit1.Text);
end;

Best regards
Mohammed Nasman

function HexToColor(Hex:string):TColor;
 var R,G,B:string; ModInt:integer;
begin
 ModInt:=0;
 if Copy(Hex,1,1)='#' then ModInt:=1;
 R:=Copy(Hex,1+ModInt,2);
 G:=Copy(Hex,3+ModInt,2);
 B:=Copy(Hex,5+ModInt,2);
 Result:=StringToColor('$00'+B+G+R);
end;

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
 Color:=HexToColor('#FF9900');
end;

Hey, cdbsi... Never heard that it's impolite to answer a question at EE? Especially if your answer is similar to those of others? What are you trying to archieve?

All programming has it's similarities, since it's based off of mathematics and math doesn't have large discoveries very often does it. The other "answers" had bitwise shifting, addition, and multiplication. I'm only giving the shortest, simplest, and most convenient answers. I am not trying to win an expert point contest or anything, I like to just help people with their development of programming wisdom.

Thank you and best wishes . . . cdbsi.

Hi all,

Another version:

function HTMLToColor(c: string): TColor;
begin
  if Length(c) = 7 then
    result := RGB(StrToInt('$'+Copy(c,2,2)),StrToInt('$'+Copy(c,4,2)),StrToInt('$'+Copy(c,6,2)))
  else
    result := RGB(StrToInt('$'+Copy(c,1,2)),StrToInt('$'+Copy(c,3,2)),StrToInt('$'+Copy(c,5,2)));
end;

// usage:
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
  Panel1.Color := HTMLToColor('$FF0000');
end;

Regards, Geo

Or even easier:

function HTMLToColor(cc: string): TColor;
var
  c: DWORD;
begin
  if Length(cc) = 7 then cc := Copy(cc,2,6);
  c:= StrToInt('$'+cc);
  result := RGB(GetBValue(c),GetGValue(c),GetRValue(c));
end;

// usage:
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
  col: string;
begin
  col := '#FF0000';
  Panel1.Color := HTMLToColor(col);
end;

Regards, Geo

cdbsi,
i do just agree with Workshop_Alex,
let the questioner decide, which helps him/her most

meikl ;-)

Anyone 'shortest and simplest' code has its shorter and simplier equivalent. Convenience of someone's code is a subjective category, i.e. depends on the point of view.

Regards, Geo

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cvbn,
Any comments about our proposed solutions ? I put the first working solution on this topic and after me a lots of people try to help you . A comment from you I think that is a good way to solve your problem .

Best regards,
Nick

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ginsonic first gave a working solution.

Thanks! ;)

yep, agree, ginsonic shoud get the grade ;-)

Yep, ginsonic was the first to answer correctly. All credits to ginsonic! However, PAQ the question, please. It's useful for future references. :-)

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