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Colorly

An iOS utility framework for working with colors.

For detailed usage and documentation, please visit the Colorly Reference.

Requirements

  • iOS 10.0+
  • Swift 5.0+
  • Xcode 11.0+

Usage

Index

Color Models & Schemes πŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬

let color = UIColor.red
color.hex // The hexadecimal integer value in the RGB format (RRGGBB) e.g. 0xff0000
color.hexString // The hexadecimal string value in the RGB format (RRGGBB) e.g. "#ff0000"
color.hex_ARGB // The hexadecimal integer value in the ARGB format (AARRGGBB) e.g. 0xffff0000
color.hexString_ARGB // The hexadecimal string value in the ARGB format (AARRGGBB) e.g. "#ffff0000"
color.hex_RGBA // The hexadecimal integer value in the RGBA format (RRGGBBAA) e.g. 0xff0000ff
color.hexString_RGBA // The hexadecimal string value in the RGBA format (RRGGBBAA) e.g. "#ff0000ff"
let color = UIColor.red
color.rgb // The RGB (red, green, blue) components [0, 255]
color.rgba // The RGBA (red, green, blue, alpha) components [0, 255]
color.argb // The ARGB (alpha, red, green, blue) components [0, 255]
color.linearRGB // The inverse companded sRGB components to get non-gamma corrected linear values [0, 1]
let color = UIColor.red
color.cmyk // The CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, black) components [0, 100%]
let color = UIColor.red
color.hsb // The HSB (hue [0, 360Β°], saturation[0, 100%], brightness[0, 100%]) components
color.hsi // The HSI (hue [0, 360Β°], saturation[0, 100%], intensity[0, 100%]) components
color.hsl // The HSL (hue [0, 360Β°], saturation[0, 100%], lightness[0, 100%]) components
color.hsv // The HSV (hue [0, 360Β°], saturation[0, 100%], value[0, 100%]) components
let color = UIColor.red
color.XYZ // The CIE 1931 XYZ components - luminance Y[0, 100] and chromaticity X[0, 95.047], Z[0, 108.883]
color.xyY // The CIE xyY components - luminance Y[0, 100] and chromaticity x,y[0, 1]
color.ucs // The CIE 1960 UCS components - u,v[0, 1] chromaticity coordinates
color.uvw // The CIE 1964 UVW components - chromaticity U,V[-100, 100] and lightness W[0, 100]
color.Lab // The CIELAB components - lightness L[0, 100] and chromaticity a,b[-128, 128]
color.Luv // The CIELUV components - lightness L[0, 100] and chromaticity u,v[-100, 100]
color.Lch_ab // The CIELChΒ°(ab) components - lightness L[0, 100], chroma C, and hue h[0, 360Β°]
color.Lch_uv // The CIELChΒ°(uv) components - lightness L[0, 100], chroma C, and hue h[0, 360Β°]
color.hunterLab // The Hunter Lab components - lightness L[0, 100] and chromaticity a,b

// Support for different illuminants and standard observers
color.Lab(illuminant: .d65, observer: .two)
color.Luv(illuminant: .d65, observer: .two)
color.Lch_ab(illuminant: .d65, observer: .two)
color.Lch_uv(illuminant: .d65, observer: .two)
color.hunterLab(illuminant: .d65, observer: .two)
let color = UIColor.red
color.yPbPr // The Yβ€²PbPr components - luma Yβ€²[0, 1] and chroma Cb,Cr[-0.5, 0.5]
color.yCbCr // The Yβ€²CbCr components - luma Yβ€²[0, 255] and chroma Cb,Cr[0, 255]
color.yuv // The Yβ€²UV components - luma Yβ€²[0, 1] and chroma U[-0.436, 0.436], V[-0.615, 0.615]
color.yiq // The Yβ€²IQ components - luma Yβ€²[0, 1] and chroma I[-0.596, 0.596], Q[-0.523, 0.523]

// Support for different signal encodings
color.yPbPr(.rec601)
color.yCbCr(.rec601)
color.yuv(.rec601)
color.yiq(.rec601)

Components βš›οΈ

// RGB components [0, 1]
let color = UIColor.red
color.redComponent // The red component of the color
color.greenComponent // The green component of the color
color.blueComponent // The blue component of the color
color.alphaComponent // The alpha component of the color
color.rgbComponents // The red, green, and blue components of the color
color.rgbaComponents // The red, green, blue, and alpha components of the color
color.argbComponents // The alpha, red, green, and blue components of the color
// HSB components [0, 1]
let color = UIColor.red
color.hueComponent // The hue component of the color
color.saturationComponent // The saturation component of the color
color.brightnessComponent // The brightness component of the color
color.hsbComponents // The hue, saturation, and brightness components of the color
// Grayscale components [0, 1]
let color = UIColor.red
color.whiteComponent // The white component of the color

Mixing 🎨

// Returns a mixture of two colors with a given weight
UIColor.mixing(.red, with: .blue)
//UIColor.mixing(.red, with: .blue, weight: 0.5)
UIColor.red.mixed(with: .blue)
//UIColor.red.mixed(with: .blue, weight: 0.5)

// Arithmetic
let rose = (UIColor.magenta * 0.5) + (UIColor.red * 0.5)
let chartreuse = (UIColor.yellow * 0.5) + (UIColor.green * 0.5)

Shades / Tints / Tones πŸ‘₯

let color = UIColor.red
color.shade() // Returns a mixture of the color with black, decreasing lightness
//color.shade(percent: 0.1)
color.tint() // Returns a mixture of the color with white, increasing lightness
//color.tint(percent: 0.1)
color.tone() // Returns a mixture of the color with gray, decreasing saturation
//color.tone(percent: 0.1)

Saturated / Desaturated / Grayscaled πŸ–€

let color = UIColor.red
color.saturated() // Returns a new instance of the color with increased saturation
//color.saturated(percent: 0.1)
color.desaturated() // Returns a new instance of the color with decreased saturation
//color.desaturated(percent: 0.1)
color.grayscaled() // Returns a new instance of the color with 0% saturation

Lighter / Darker πŸŒ“

let color = UIColor.red
color.lighter() // Returns a new instance of the color with increased lightness
//color.lighter(percent: 0.1)
color.darker() // Returns a new instance of the color with decreased lightness
//color.darker(percent: 0.1)

Hue Adjustment πŸš₯

let color = UIColor.red
color.adjustingHue(by: 180.0) // Returns a new instance of the color with an adjusted hue
color.complement // The color opposite on the color wheel, equivalant to adjusting the hue by 180Β°
color.isCool // Returns true if the color falls on the cool side of the color wheel
color.isWarm // Returns true if the color falls on the warm side of the color wheel

Inversion πŸ™ƒ

let color = UIColor.red
color.inverted // The negative of the color, produced by inverting the RGB values

Harmonies 🎢

let color = UIColor.red
let harmonies = color.harmonies
harmonies.monochromatic // Different tints and shades of the same color
harmonies.complementary // Two opposite colors on the color wheel
harmonies.splitComplementary // A color and the two adjacent tertiary colors of its complement
harmonies.analogous // Three adjacent colors on the color wheel
harmonies.triadic // Three evenly spaced colors on the color wheel
harmonies.tetradic // Two complementary pairs in a rectangular pattern on the color wheel
harmonies.square // Two evenly spaced complementary pairs on the color wheel

Gradients 🌈

// Generates an array of colors between a start and end color
UIColor.gradient(between: .orange, and: .purple)
UIColor.gradient(between: .orange, and: .purple, stops: 5)
UIColor.gradient(between: .orange, and: .purple, customStops: [0.0, 0.1, 0.5, 0.9, 1.0])

Averaging πŸ––

UIColor.average(of: [.red, .green, ,blue]) // Returns the average color of an array of colors
UIColor.average(of: .black, and: .white) // Returns the average of two colors

Randomization πŸ”€

UIColor.random() // Returns a color with random component values
UIColor.randomSet(of: 5) // Returns a set of unique colors with random component values

Contrast Ratio πŸ”²

// Returns the contrast ratio between two colors based on their luminance values
UIColor.contrastRatio(between: .black, and: .white)
UIColor.black.contrastRatio(to: .white)

// Compares the contrast ratio of the color to two others and returns which of the two has the higher ratio
UIColor.red.higherContrastingColor(between: .black, and: .white)
// Compares the contrast ratio of the color to an array of others and returns the one with the highest ratio
UIColor.white.highestContrastingColor(between: [.red, .green, .blue])

// Compares the contrast ratio of the color to two others and returns which of the two has the lower ratio
UIColor.red.lowerContrastingColor(between: .black, and: .white)
// Compares the contrast ratio of the color to an array of others and returns the one with the lowest ratio
UIColor.white.lowestContrastingColor(between: [.red, .green, .blue])

Accessibility Compliance 🌎

// The visual presentation of text has a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 (Level AA)
UIColor.isCompliant(with: .minimum, testing: .black, against: .white)
// The visual presentation of large text has a contrast ratio of at least 3:1 (Level AA)
UIColor.isCompliant(with: .minimumLargeText, testing: .black, against: .white)
// The visual presentation of text has a contrast ratio of at least 7:1 (Level AAA)
UIColor.isCompliant(with: .enhanced, testing: .black, against: .white)
// The visual presentation of large text has a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 (Level AAA)
UIColor.isCompliant(with: .enhancedLargeText, testing: .black, against: .white)

Luminance Values β˜€οΈ

let color = UIColor.red
color.relativeLuminance // The relative luminance of the color, measured according to the HSL color model
color.perceivedBrightness // The perceived brightness of the color, measured according to the HSP color model
color.isLight // Returns true if the color is considered light according to its perceived brightness
color.isDark // Returns true if the color is considered dark according to its perceived brightness

Web Safe πŸ•ΈοΈ

let color = UIColor.random()
color.webSafe // The nearest web safe color to the current color

Mixing Models πŸ–ŒοΈ

let mixingModel = UIColor.MixingModel.additive
//let mixingModel = UIColor.MixingModel.subtractive
//let mixingModel = UIColor.MixingModel.traditional

mixingModel.primaryColors // The primary colors of the mixing model
mixingModel.secondaryColors // The secondary colors of the mixing model
mixingModel.tertiaryColors // The tertiary colors of the mixing model
mixingModel.colorWheel // The primary, secondary, and tertiary colors of the mixing model

Color Wheel 🎑

UIColor.azure // A color whose RGB values are 0.0, 0.5, and 1.0 and whose alpha value is 1.0
UIColor.violet // A color whose RGB values are 0.5, 0.0, and 1.0 and whose alpha value is 1.0
UIColor.rose // A color whose RGB values are 1.0, 0.0, and 0.5 and whose alpha value is 1.0
UIColor.orange // A color whose RGB values are 1.0, 0.5, and 0.0 and whose alpha value is 1.0
UIColor.chartreuse // A color whose RGB values are 0.5, 1.0, and 0.0 and whose alpha value is 1.0
UIColor.springGreen // A color whose RGB values are 0.0, 1.0, and 0.5 and whose alpha value is 1.0
// The colors that define the RGB color wheel
let colorWheel = UIColor.ColorWheel.RGB
// grayscale
colorWheel.white // #ffffff, rgb(255,255,255)
colorWheel.black // #000000, rgb(0,0,0)
// primary
colorWheel.red // #ff0000, rgb(255,0,0)
colorWheel.green // #00ff00, rgb(0,255,0)
colorWheel.blue // #0000ff, rgb(0,0,255)
// secondary
colorWheel.cyan // #00ffff, rgb(0,255,255)
colorWheel.magenta // #ff00ff, rgb(255,0,255)
colorWheel.yellow // #ffff00, gb(255,255,0)
// tertiary
colorWheel.azure // #0080ff, rgb(0,128,255)
colorWheel.violet // #8000ff, rgb(128,0,255)
colorWheel.rose // #ff0080, rgb(255,0,128)
colorWheel.orange // #ff8000, rgb(255,128,0)
colorWheel.chartreuse // #80ff00, rgb(128,255,0)
colorWheel.springGreen // #00ff80, rgb(0,255,128)
// The colors that define the RYB color wheel
let colorWheel = UIColor.ColorWheel.RYB
// grayscale
colorWheel.white // #ffffff, ryb(255,255,255)
colorWheel.black // #000000, ryb(0,0,0)
// primary
colorWheel.red // #ff0000, ryb(255,0,0)
colorWheel.yellow // #00ff00, ryb(0,255,0)
colorWheel.blue // #0000ff, ryb(0,0,255)
// secondary
colorWheel.green // #00ffff, ryb(0,255,255)
colorWheel.purple // #ff00ff, ryb(255,0,255)
colorWheel.orange // #ffff00, ryb(255,255,0)
// tertiary
colorWheel.vermilion // #ff8000, ryb(255,128,0)
colorWheel.amber // #80ff00, ryb(128,255,0)
colorWheel.chartreuse // #00ff80, ryb(0,255,128)
colorWheel.teal // #0080ff, ryb(0,128,255)
colorWheel.violet // #8000ff, ryb(128,0,255)
colorWheel.magenta // #ff0080, ryb(255,0,128)

Pantone Colors 🍭

let palette = UIColor.Pantone
palette.cerulean // Pantone 15-4020, #9BB7D4, Color of the year 2000
palette.fuchsiaRose // Pantone 17-2031, #C74375, Color of the year 2001
palette.trueRed // Pantone 19-1664, #BF1932, Color of the year 2002
palette.aquaSky // Pantone 14-4811, #7BC4C4, Color of the year 2003
palette.tigerlily // Pantone 17-1456, #E2583E, Color of the year 2004
palette.blueTurquoise // Pantone 15-5217, #53B0AE, Color of the year 2005
palette.sandDollar // Pantone 13-1106, #DECDBE, Color of the year 2006
palette.chiliPepper // Pantone 19-1557, #9B1B30, Color of the year 2007
palette.blueIris // Pantone 18-3943, #5A5B9F, Color of the year 2008
palette.mimosa // Pantone 14-0848, #F0C05A, Color of the year 2009
palette.turquoise // Pantone 15-5519, #45B5AA, Color of the year 2010
palette.honeysuckle // Pantone 18-2120, #D94F70, Color of the year 2011
palette.tangerineTango // Pantone 17-1463, #DD4124, Color of the year 2012
palette.emerald // Pantone 17-5641, #009473, Color of the year 2013
palette.radiantOrchid // Pantone 18-3224, #B163A3, Color of the year 2014
palette.marsala // Pantone 18-1438, #955251, Color of the year 2015
palette.roseQuartz // Pantone 13-1520, #F7CAC9, Color of the year 2016
palette.serenity // Pantone 15-3913, #92A8D1, Color of the year 2016
palette.greenery // Pantone 15-0343, #88B04B, Color of the year 2017
palette.ultraViolet // Pantone 18-3838, #5F4B8B, Color of the year 2018
palette.livingCoral // Pantone 16-1546, #FF6F61, Color of the year 2019

Illuminants πŸ’‘

UIColor.Illuminant.a // Incandescent/Tungsten
UIColor.Illuminant.b // Old Direct Sunlight at Noon
UIColor.Illuminant.c // Old Daylight
UIColor.Illuminant.d50 // ICC Profile PCS
UIColor.Illuminant.d55 // Mid-morning Daylight
UIColor.Illuminant.d65 // Daylight, sRGB, Adobe-RGB
UIColor.Illuminant.d75 // North Sky Daylight
UIColor.Illuminant.e // Equal Energy
UIColor.Illuminant.f1 // Daylight Fluorescent
UIColor.Illuminant.f2 // Cool Fluorescent
UIColor.Illuminant.f3 // White Fluorescent
UIColor.Illuminant.f4 // Warm White Fluorescent
UIColor.Illuminant.f5 // Daylight Fluorescent
UIColor.Illuminant.f6 // Lite White Fluorescent
UIColor.Illuminant.f7 // Daylight Fluorescent, D65 Simulator
UIColor.Illuminant.f8 // Sylvania F40, D50 Simulator
UIColor.Illuminant.f9 // Cool White Fluorescent
UIColor.Illuminant.f10 // Ultralume 50, Philips TL85
UIColor.Illuminant.f11 // Ultralume 40, Philips TL84
UIColor.Illuminant.f12 // Ultralume 30, Philips TL83
UIColor.StandardObserver.two // CIE 1931 2Β° Standard Observer
UIColor.StandardObserver.ten // CIE 1964 10Β° Standard Observer
let illuminant = UIColor.Illuminant.d65 
illuminant.whitePoint // The XYZ tristimulus values of the white point
//illuminant.whitePoint(for: .two, scale: 100.0)

Signal Encodings πŸ“‘

UIColor.SignalEncoding.rec601 // ITU-R BT.601 (standard-definition television)
UIColor.SignalEncoding.rec709 // ITU-R BT.709 (high-definition television)

License

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2019 Adam Graham

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