Color

Kind: module

Namespace: color

Provides named color constants and functions for creating custom colors with transparency.

color.create()

Kind: func

Creates a color from hex string, RGBA components, or applies transparency to an existing color.

Syntax

color.create(hex) → color
color.create({r, g, b, a}) → color
color.create(baseColor, transparency) → color

Overloads

Creates a color from hex string or named color:

color.create(hex) → color

Name	Type	Description
hex	string	Hex string ("#RGB", "#RRGGBB", "#RRGGBBAA") or name ("red")

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Creates a color from RGBA components:

color.create({r, g, b, a}) → color

Name	Type	Default	Description
r?	int	0	Red (0-255)
g?	int	0	Green (0-255)
b?	int	0	Blue (0-255)
a?	int	255	Alpha (0-255)

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Applies transparency to existing color:

color.create(baseColor, transparency) → color

Name	Type	Description
baseColor	color	Base color to modify
transparency	int	0 (opaque) to 100 (fully transparent)

Returns

The color value.

Example

// Create from hex string
const c1 = color.create("#FF0000");      // red
const c2 = color.create("#FF000080");    // red, 50% opacity
const c3 = color.create("#F00");         // shorthand red

// Create from RGBA components
const c4 = color.create({r: 255, g: 0, b: 0});           // red
const c5 = color.create({r: 255, g: 0, b: 0, a: 128});   // red, 50% opacity

// Apply transparency
const c6 = color.create(color.RED, 50);   // red, 50% transparent
const c7 = color.create(color.BLUE, 90);  // blue, 90% transparent

// Conditional coloring
function onTick() {
    const sma = ta.sma(close, 20);
    const priceColor = close > sma ? color.GREEN : color.RED;
    spline(close, {title: "Price", color: priceColor});
}

Named Colors

Predefined color constants. Values follow the CSS Color specification.

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color.BLACK

Kind: constant

Value: black (#000000)

Predefined black color.

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color.SILVER

Kind: constant

Value: silver (#C0C0C0)

Predefined silver color.

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color.GRAY

Kind: constant

Value: gray (#808080)

Predefined gray color.

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color.WHITE

Kind: constant

Value: white (#FFFFFF)

Predefined white color.

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color.MAROON

Kind: constant

Value: maroon (#800000)

Predefined maroon color.

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color.RED

Kind: constant

Value: red (#FF0000)

Predefined red color.

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color.PURPLE

Kind: constant

Value: purple (#800080)

Predefined purple color.

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color.FUCHSIA

Kind: constant

Value: fuchsia (#FF00FF)

Predefined fuchsia color.

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color.MAGENTA

Kind: constant

Value: magenta (#FF00FF)

Predefined magenta color. Alias for FUCHSIA.

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color.GREEN

Kind: constant

Value: green (#008000)

Predefined green color.

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color.LIME

Kind: constant

Value: lime (#00FF00)

Predefined lime color.

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color.OLIVE

Kind: constant

Value: olive (#808000)

Predefined olive color.

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color.YELLOW

Kind: constant

Value: yellow (#FFFF00)

Predefined yellow color.

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color.ORANGE

Kind: constant

Value: orange (#FFA500)

Predefined orange color.

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color.NAVY

Kind: constant

Value: navy (#000080)

Predefined navy color.

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color.BLUE

Kind: constant

Value: blue (#0000FF)

Predefined blue color.

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color.TEAL

Kind: constant

Value: teal (#008080)

Predefined teal color.

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color.AQUA

Kind: constant

Value: aqua (#00FFFF)

Predefined aqua color.

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color.CYAN

Kind: constant

Value: cyan (#00FFFF)

Predefined cyan color. Alias for AQUA.

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color.CRIMSON

Kind: constant

Value: crimson (#DC143C)

Predefined crimson color.

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color.CORAL

Kind: constant

Value: coral (#FF7F50)

Predefined coral color.

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color.GOLD

Kind: constant

Value: gold (#FFD700)

Predefined gold color.

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color.DODGER_BLUE

Kind: constant

Value: dodgerblue (#1E90FF)

Predefined dodger blue color.

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color.SKY_BLUE

Kind: constant

Value: skyblue (#87CEEB)

Predefined sky blue color.

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color.VIOLET

Kind: constant

Value: violet (#EE82EE)

Predefined violet color.

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color.PINK

Kind: constant

Value: pink (#FFC0CB)

Predefined pink color.