CSS color property

In this, we learn about all the css color property using to design a web page.

color names

 Colors can be specified by using color name like- red, green, orange, blue, white, black, yellow and many more.

RGB color values

An RGB value can specify a color by using this formula - rgb(red, green, blue)

• The intensity of the color defines in each parameter (red, green and blue with a value between 0 and 255.
• This means possible colors are 256 x 256 x 256 = 16777216.
• For example, displayed red due to rgb(255,0,0), because the highest value (255) set to the red, and green and blue both are set to 0.
• Another example, green is displayed by rgb(0, 255, 0), because green is set to its highest value (255), and the other two (red and blue) are set to 0.
• All color parameters set to 0, like this: rgb(0, 0, 0) to display black.
• All color parameters set to 255, like this: rgb(255, 255, 255) to display white.
• we can set the parameter according to the need of color by changing different values.

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HEX color values

We can also specified color using a hexadecimal value in the form - #rrggbb

• Hexadecimal values rr (red), gg (green) and bb (blue) are between 00 and ff (same as decimal 0-255).
• For example, #ff0000 hex value is displayed as red, because red is set to its highest value (ff), and the green and blue are set to 00.
• Another example, green written as a #00ff00, because highest value (ff) set to the green, and the red and blue are set to 00.

• Set all color parameters to 00, like this: #000000 to display black.
• Set all color parameters to ff, like this: #ffffff to display white.
• we can set the parameter according to the need of color by changing different values.

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HSL color values

Using hue, saturation, and lightness (HSL) we can specify a color in the form- hsl(hue, saturation, lightness)

• In the color wheel from 0 to 360 is the degree of hue . red equal to 0, green equal to 120, and blue equal to 240.
• Saturation is a percentage value, 0% means a shade of grey, and 100% is the full color.
• Lightness is also a percentage value, 0% means black, and 100% means white.

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Saturation

• The intensity of a color are set by saturation.
• 100% is pure color, no shades of grey
• 50% is 50% grey, but you can still see the color.
• Completely grey is equal to 0%, you can no longer see the color.

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Lightness

How much light you want to give the color are describe in lightness of color, where no light (black) is equal to 0%, 50% light (neither dark nor light) is equal to 50%, full lightness (white) is equal to 100%.

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Note :- Hue change the color if brightness and lightness are maintained ( if brightness and lightness are not too much low or too high)

HSLA Color Values

An HSLA color value is specified in the form - hsla(hue, saturation, lightness, alpha)

• HSL color values with an Alpha channel which specifies the opacity (transparency) for a color are an extension of HSLA color values.
• The number between 0.0 (fully transparent) and 1.0 (not transparent at all) is the alpha parameter.

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