Anyone have a system color calculator?

[Alpha17x]

I'm making an interface that uses active system boxes. I want the background of one to change when that section of the application is active. I know how to do this but for no discernible reason, it doesn't bring up a color picker and instead only offers the option of inputting the numerical string for a system color.

I'm looking for a calculator or picker that will take RGB values and spit out the system color code. The only thigns I've found are people trying to explain how to do the over-complicated calculation to figure out that green = the gravitational constant of the universe or some nonsense.

Please for the love of whatever god or moral calling you believe in; this is NOT hex code.
I've seen so many people saying 'just use hex' no. it's not hex; go home, you are drunk :(.

There are even sites that have a bunch of interactive calculators for everything else then when they get to system colors they explain how LED's work and have some giant chart that Stephen Hawking would probably starts sweating from after looking at it.

Another problem I've seen online is that quite often when people ask this same question, another person links to some c# code. NO. Calculator. complete, ready to hand the information over.

Anyone whoever might know of or have such a tool (seriously why is this so difficult) you are a hero of the internet.


TLDR: Looking for an online tool that spits out system color code strings.
Please refrain from linking to things that are not specifically an online tool that spits out system color code strings. Do not link to your grandma's source code, do not link to your friend Larry's warp engine fold diagram Only link to a system color code calculator/generator/thing that does all of the work for you so you don't have to use a single brain cell to figure it out.

And thank you.

[Squatter]

Everything I talk about below is using objects and code to get results. No need to use some online tool to get a number if you want the user to select a color in the program and have it change.

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Look for color selector object in the extensions. It will let you choose whatever color and spit out a number that you can use.

So using this, I get 16777215 for white (when I select white while the program is running) and the code plugs it into the RGB Coefficient

Or you could use GetRGB(255, 255, 255) for white and plug that into RGB Coefficient.

Remember that RGB Coefficient applies that color to the current object color. So if you have a red object and apply RGB Coefficient of blue... you will end up with purple.

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EDIT: O and if you are just wanting to know what the numbers are. You could literally just take the color selector object and place it on a program and a string object. Then code everytime you pick a color the string will display the number.

You essentially just made the program you are looking for with 2 objects and 1 line of code

[Squatter]

Here just in case there is any confusion... I made it for you

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qg1raozwrnpuny5/Color%20Selector.mfa?dl=0

EDIT: And for those people who don't have Fusion 2.5, here is the .exe file so you can have the "calculator"/information available too

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3b6dlouru9g1zcm/Color%20Selector.exe?dl=0

[Alpha17x]

Originally posted by Squatter:

Here just in case there is any confusion... I made it for you

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qg1raozwrnpuny5/Color%20Selector.mfa?dl=0

EDIT: And for those people who don't have Fusion 2.5, here is the .exe file so you can have the "calculator"/information available too

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3b6dlouru9g1zcm/Color%20Selector.exe?dl=0

You sir, are a hero. Do these forums have an MVP feature? MVP right here everyone.

[kisguri]

Squatter, you should upload that to Clickstore sir or here on Workshop!

[Squatter]

ok I will polish it up and add it to the workshop (add some flair... etc)

[Metaleiroll]

I found this: (65536 * Blue) + (256 * Green) + (Red)
Source http://www.pbdr.com/pbtips/ps/rgblong.htm
If you need to get rgb back again use GetRed(), GetGreen(), GetBlue().