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22 * author: Lauren Michelle Lui
27 import java.util.Locale;
29 import java.awt.Color;
30 import java.util.HashMap;
32 import java.util.Random;
34 public class ColorUtils
36 private static final int MAX_CACHE_SIZE = 1729;
38 * a cache for colours generated from text strings
40 static Map<String, Color> myColours = new HashMap<>();
43 * Generates a random color, will mix with input color. Code taken from
44 * http://stackoverflow
45 * .com/questions/43044/algorithm-to-randomly-generate-an-aesthetically
46 * -pleasing-color-palette
49 * @return Random color in RGB
51 public static final Color generateRandomColor(Color mix)
53 Random random = new Random();
54 int red = random.nextInt(256);
55 int green = random.nextInt(256);
56 int blue = random.nextInt(256);
61 red = (red + mix.getRed()) / 2;
62 green = (green + mix.getGreen()) / 2;
63 blue = (blue + mix.getBlue()) / 2;
66 Color color = new Color(red, green, blue);
72 * Convert to Tk colour code format
77 * ://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/current/docs/UsersGuide/colortool.html#
80 public static final String toTkCode(Color colour)
82 String colstring = "#" + ((colour.getRed() < 16) ? "0" : "")
83 + Integer.toHexString(colour.getRed())
84 + ((colour.getGreen() < 16) ? "0" : "")
85 + Integer.toHexString(colour.getGreen())
86 + ((colour.getBlue() < 16) ? "0" : "")
87 + Integer.toHexString(colour.getBlue());
92 * Returns a colour three shades darker. Note you can't guarantee that
93 * brighterThan reverses this, as darkerThan may result in black.
98 public static Color darkerThan(Color col)
100 return col == null ? null : col.darker().darker().darker();
104 * Returns a colour three shades brighter. Note you can't guarantee that
105 * darkerThan reverses this, as brighterThan may result in white.
110 public static Color brighterThan(Color col)
112 return col == null ? null : col.brighter().brighter().brighter();
116 * Returns a color between minColour and maxColour; the RGB values are in
117 * proportion to where 'value' lies between minValue and maxValue
126 public static Color getGraduatedColour(float value, float minValue,
127 Color minColour, float maxValue, Color maxColour)
129 if (minValue == maxValue)
133 if (value < minValue)
137 if (value > maxValue)
143 * prop = proportion of the way value is from minValue to maxValue
145 float prop = (value - minValue) / (maxValue - minValue);
146 float r = minColour.getRed()
147 + prop * (maxColour.getRed() - minColour.getRed());
148 float g = minColour.getGreen()
149 + prop * (maxColour.getGreen() - minColour.getGreen());
150 float b = minColour.getBlue()
151 + prop * (maxColour.getBlue() - minColour.getBlue());
152 return new Color(r / 255, g / 255, b / 255);
156 * 'Fades' the given colour towards white by the specified proportion. A
157 * factor of 1 or more results in White, a factor of 0 leaves the colour
158 * unchanged, and a factor between 0 and 1 results in a proportionate change
159 * of RGB values towards (255, 255, 255).
161 * A negative bleachFactor can be specified to darken the colour towards Black
165 * @param bleachFactor
168 public static Color bleachColour(Color colour, float bleachFactor)
170 if (bleachFactor >= 1f)
174 if (bleachFactor <= -1f)
178 if (bleachFactor == 0f)
183 int red = colour.getRed();
184 int green = colour.getGreen();
185 int blue = colour.getBlue();
187 if (bleachFactor > 0)
189 red += (255 - red) * bleachFactor;
190 green += (255 - green) * bleachFactor;
191 blue += (255 - blue) * bleachFactor;
192 return new Color(red, green, blue);
196 float factor = 1 + bleachFactor;
200 return new Color(red, green, blue);
205 * Parses a string into a Color, where the accepted formats are
207 * <li>an AWT colour name e.g. white</li>
208 * <li>a hex colour value (without prefix) e.g. ff0000</li>
209 * <li>an rgb triple e.g. 100,50,150</li>
213 * @return the parsed colour, or null if parsing fails
215 public static Color parseColourString(String colour)
221 colour = colour.trim();
226 int value = Integer.parseInt(colour, 16);
227 col = new Color(value);
228 } catch (NumberFormatException ex)
234 col = ColorUtils.getAWTColorFromName(colour);
241 String[] tokens = colour.split(",");
242 if (tokens.length == 3)
244 int r = Integer.parseInt(tokens[0].trim());
245 int g = Integer.parseInt(tokens[1].trim());
246 int b = Integer.parseInt(tokens[2].trim());
247 col = new Color(r, g, b);
249 } catch (Exception ex)
251 // non-numeric token or out of 0-255 range
259 * Constructs a colour from a text string. The hashcode of the whole string is
260 * scaled to the range 0-135. This is added to RGB values made from the
261 * hashcode of each third of the string, and scaled to the range 20-229.
266 public static Color createColourFromName(String name)
272 if (myColours.containsKey(name))
274 return myColours.get(name);
276 int lsize = name.length();
280 int rgbOffset = Math.abs(name.hashCode() % 10) * 15; // 0-135
285 int r = Math.abs(name.substring(start, end).hashCode() + rgbOffset)
295 * green: second third
297 int g = Math.abs(name.substring(start, end).hashCode() + rgbOffset)
303 int b = Math.abs(name.substring(end).hashCode() + rgbOffset) % 210 + 20;
305 Color color = new Color(r, g, b);
307 if (myColours.size() < MAX_CACHE_SIZE)
309 myColours.put(name, color);
316 * Returns the Color constant for a given colour name e.g. "pink", or null if
317 * the name is not recognised
322 public static Color getAWTColorFromName(String name)
329 name = name.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT);
331 // or make a static map; or use reflection on the field name
344 col = Color.darkGray;
353 col = Color.lightGray;