Free color software for linux

colorname is both a plugin for The Gimp as well as a standalone tool that tries to assign a name to a color, using external color definitions and linear algebra.

For this it calculates the euclidean distance between the currently selected color and all predefined colors, either in the RGB or HSV color space.

This project is licensed under the GPLv3.

Usage:

Standalone

Just start colorname.py

Gimp plugin

Once installed you can find colorname in the GIMP under: ”< Toolbox >/Xtns/Colorname”

SDL::Color is a SDL perl extension.

SYNOPSIS

$color = new SDL::Color ( -r => 0xde, -g => 0xad, -b =>c0 );
$color = new SDL::Color -surface => $app, -pixel => $app->pixel($x,$y);
$color = new SDL::Color -color => SDL::NewColor(0xff,0xaa,0xdd);

SDL::Color is a wrapper for display format independent color representations, with the same interface as SDL::Color.

new ( -color => )

SDL::Color::new with a -color option will construct a new object referencing the passed SDL_Color*.

new (-r => , -g => , -b => )

SDL::Color::new with -r,-g,-b options will construct both a SDL_Color structure, and the associated object with the specified vales.

new (-pixel =>, -surface =>)

SDL::Color::new with -pixel,-surface options will generate a SDL_Color* with the r,g,b values associated with the integer value passed by -pixel for the given -surfaces format.

r ( [ red ] ), g( [ green ] ), b( [ blue ] )

SDL::Color::r, SDL::Color::g, SDL::Color::b are accessor methods for the red, green, and blue components respectively. The color value can be set by passing a byte value (0-255) to each function.

pixel ( surface )

SDL::Color::pixel takes a SDL::Surface object and r,g,b values, and returns the integer representation of the closest color for the given surface.

Color Label is a service menu for KDE based on Color Folder 0.3.4 by HessiJames.

HowTo:

Extract all files and

copy colorlabel into /usr/bin/...

perhaps you need to make it executable chmod 755 /usr/bin/colorlabel

copy colorlabel.desktop to /home/~/.kde/share/apps/konqueror/servicemenus/colorlabel.desktop

Imager::Color is a Perl module with color handling for Imager.

SYNOPSIS

$color = Imager::Color->new($red, $green, $blue);
$color = Imager::Color->new($red, $green, $blue, $alpha);
$color = Imager::Color->new("#C0C0FF"); # html color specification

$color->set($red, $green, $blue);
$color->set($red, $green, $blue, $alpha);
$color->set("#C0C0FF"); # html color specification

($red, $green, $blue, $alpha) = $color->rgba();
@hsv = $color->hsv(); # not implemented but proposed

$color->info();

if ($color->equals(other=>$other_color)) {
...
}

This module handles creating color objects used by imager. The idea is that in the future this module will be able to handle colorspace calculations as well.

new

This creates a color object to pass to functions that need a color argument.

set

This changes an already defined color. Note that this does not affect any places where the color has been used previously.

rgba

This returns the rgba code of the color the object contains.

info

Calling info merely dumps the relevant colorcode to the log.

equals(other=>$other_color)
equals(other=>$other_color, ignore_alpha=>1)

Compares $self and color $other_color returning true if the color components are the same.

Compares all four channels unless ignore_alpha is set. If ignore_alpha is set only the first three channels are compared.

You can specify colors in several different ways, you can just supply simple values:
simple numeric parameters - if you supply 3 or 4 numeric arguments, you get a color made up of those RGB (and possibly A) components.

a six hex digit web color, either RRGGBB or #RRGGBB
an eight hex digit web color, either RRGGBBAA or #RRGGBBAA.
a 3 hex digit web color, #RGB - a value of F becomes 255.
a color name, from whichever of the gimp Named_Colors file or X rgb.txt is found first. The same as using the name keyword.

You can supply named parameters:

red, green and blue, optionally shortened to r, g and b. The color components in the range 0 to 255.

# all of the following are equivalent
my $c1 = Imager::Color->new(red=>100, blue=>255, green=>0);
my $c2 = Imager::Color->new(r=>100, b=>255, g=>0);
my $c3 = Imager::Color->new(r=>100, blue=>255, g=>0);
hue, saturation and value, optionally shortened to h, s and v, to specify a HSV color. 0 new(hue=>120, value=>1, saturation=>0.5);
web, which can specify a 6 or 3 hex digit web color, in any of the forms #RRGGBB, #RGB, RRGGBB or RGB.
my $c1 = Imager::Color->new(web=>#FFC0C0); # pale red
gray or grey which specifies a single channel, from 0 to 255.
# exactly the same
my $c1 = Imager::Color->new(gray=>128);
my $c1 = Imager::Color->new(grey=>128);
rgb which takes a 3 member arrayref, containing each of the red, green and blue values.
# the same
my $c1 = Imager::Color->new(rgb=>[255, 100, 0]);
my $c1 = Imager::Color->new(r=>255, g=>100, b=>0);
hsv which takes a 3 member arrayref, containting each of hue, saturation and value.
# the same
my $c1 = Imager::Color->new(hsv=>[120, 0.5, 1]);
my $c1 = Imager::Color->new(hue=>120, v=>1, s=>0.5);

gimp which specifies a color from a GIMP palette file. You can specify the filename of the palette file with the palette parameter, or let Imager::Color look in various places, typically "$HOME/gimp-1.x/palettes/Named_Colors" with and without the version number, and in /usr/share/gimp/palettes/. The palette file must have color names.

my $c1 = Imager::Color->new(gimp=>snow);
my $c1 = Imager::Color->new(gimp=>snow, palette=>testimg/test_gimp_pal);

xname which specifies a color from an X11 rgb.txt file. You can specify the filename of the rgb.txt file with the palette parameter, or let Imager::Color look in various places, typically /usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt.

my $c1 = Imager::Color->new(xname=>blue) # usually RGB(0, 0, 255)

builtin which specifies a color from the built-in color table in Imager::Color::Table. The colors in this module are the same as the default X11 rgb.txt file.

my $c1 = Imager::Color->new(builtin=>black) # always RGB(0, 0, 0)

name which specifies a name from either a GIMP palette, an X rgb.txt file or the built-in color table, whichever is found first.

channel0, channel1, etc, each of which specifies a single channel. These can be abbreviated to c0, c1 etc.

channels which takes an arrayref of the channel values.

Optionally you can add an alpha channel to a color with the alpha or a parameter.

These color specifications can be used for both constructing new colors with the new() method and modifying existing colors with the set() method.

Color::Scheme is a module used to generate pleasant color schemes.

This module is a Perl implementation of Color Schemes 2, a color scheme generator. Start by visitng the Color Schemes 2 web site and playing with the colors.

When you want to generate those schemes on the fly, begin using this modoule. The descriptions herein dont make too much sense without actually seeing the colorful results.

Henceforth, paragraphs in quotes denote documentation copied from Color Schemes 2.

"Important note: This tool doesnt use the standard HSV or HSB model (the same HSV/HSB values ie. in Photoshop describe different colors!). The color wheel used here differs from the RGB spectre used on computer screens, its more in accordance with the classical color theory.

This is also why some colors (especially shades of blue) make less bright shades than the basic colors of the RGB-model. In plus, the RGB-model uses red-green-blue as primary colors, but the red-yellow-blue combination is used here.

This deformation also causes incompatibility in color conversions from RGB-values. Therefore, the RGB input (eg. the HTML hex values like #F854A9) is not exact, the conversion is rough and sometimes may produce slightly different color."

ColorExplorer project is a tool for exploring the color space and finding out how colors, color names, and numerical color specifications are related.

You can specify a color by selecting its name from a list of color names, by adjusting sliders that control the mixture of red, green, and blue, or by entering a numerical color specification. The numerical specification of the current color and an example of that color are shown in a pair of adjacent boxes.

The color name list may be searched by entering a regular expression or by requesting the closest match to the current numerical color specification. You may also request a random color.

The current color specification and example may be copied into a hold area so that subsequent experiments may be compared with a tentative selection.

ColorExplorer should run on any platform for which tcl/tk is available, which means just about any current computer.

Color::Object is a OO-Color Module.

A module for manipulation Colors within RGB, HSV and HSL color-spaces for usage within PDF-Documents especially with the Text::PDF::API modules.

SYNOPSIS

use Color::Object;

$cl = Color::Object->new;
$cl = Color::Object->newRGB($r,$g,$b);
$cl = Color::Object->newHSV($h,$s,$v);
$cl = Color::Object->newHSL($h,$s,$l);

$cl->setRGB($r,$g,$b);
$cl->addBrightness($br);
($h,$s,$l) = $cl->asHSL;

METHODS

Color::Object->new
Color::Object->newRGB $r, $g, $b
Color::Object->newHSV $h, $s, $v
Color::Object->newHSL $h, $s, $l
Color::Object->newGrey $grey
( $r, $g, $b ) = $cl->asRGB
Returns $cls rgb values. Range [0 .. 1].
( $h, $s, $v ) = $cl->asHSV
Returns $cls hsv values. Ranges h [0 .. 360], s/v [0 .. 1].
( $h, $s, $l ) = $cl->asHSL
Returns $cls hsl values. Ranges h [0 .. 360], s/l [0 .. 1].
$grey = $cl->asGrey
$grey = $cl->asGrey2
Returns $cls grey value. Range [0 .. 1]. Functions 2 returns the geometric mean of the corresponding RGB values.
( $c, $m, $y )= $cl->asCMY
Returns $cls cmy values. Range [0 .. 1].
( $c, $m, $y, $k )= $cl->asCMYK
( $c, $m, $y, $k )= $cl->asCMYK2
( $c, $m, $y, $k )= $cl->asCMYK3
Returns $cls cmyk values. Range [0 .. 1]. Function 2 returns a 25% lighter color-equivalent. Function 3 returns a 25% lighter color-equivalent.
$hex = $cl->asHex
Returns $cls rgb values as 6 hex-digits.
$cl->setRGB $r, $g, $b
Sets the $cls rgb values. Valid range [0 .. 1].
$cl->setHSV $h, $s, $v
Sets the $cls hsv values. Valid ranges: h [0..360], s/v [0..1].
$cl->setHSL $h, $s, $l
Sets the $cls hsl values. Valid ranges: h [0..360], s/l [0..1].
$cl->setGrey $grey
Sets the $cls grey value. Valid range [0 .. 1].
$cl->setHex $hex
Sets the $cls rgb values using 6 hex-nibbles.
$cl->addSaturation $saturation
Adds to the $cls saturation in the HSV model. Valid range [-1 .. 1].
$cl->setSaturation $saturation
Sets the $cls saturation in the HSV model. Valid range [0 .. 1].
$cl->rotHue $degrees
Rotates the $cls hue in the HSV/L model. Valid range [-360 .. 360].
$cl->setHue $hue
Sets the $cls hue in the HSV/L model. Valid range [0 .. 360].
$cl->addBrightness $brightness
Adds to the $cls brightness in the HSV model. Valid range [-1 .. 1].
$cl->setBrightness $brightness
Sets the $cls brightness in the HSV model. Valid range [0 .. 1].
$cl->addLightness $lightness
Adds to the $cls lightness in the HSL model. Valid range [-1 .. 1].
$cl->setLightness $lightness
Sets the $cls lightness in the HSL model. Valid range [0 .. 1].