Useful tools when working with colors.
- Introduction
- Compatibility
- Installation
- HEX to RGB
- RGB to HEX
- HSL to HEX
- Color Shift
- Tone Map
- Brightness
- Colorify
- Random HEX
- Random RGB
- Random HSL
- Guidelines
- License
This package is a module of the nextcss project. This package was created to maintain this module independently of the main package and to be used as a building block in other projects.
This package can be used in both browser
and node
environments. Includes both ES Modules
and CommonJS
versions, so you can safely use both import
and require
statements in any environment. In the examples I'll use the import
syntax, so don't be scared, feel free to use the require
syntax if you like, that will work too. TypeScript
support is also available.
Install the package via yarn
or npm
.
yarn add -D @nextcss/color-tools
npm i -D @nextcss/color-tools
Convert hexadecimal color (3, 6 or 8 digits) to RGB color array.
const Array = hex2rgb(hex: String);
import { hex2rgb } from "@nextcss/color-tools";
const rgb1 = hex2rgb("#eee");
console.log(rgb1);
// Output → [ 238, 238, 238 ]
const rgb2 = hex2rgb("#2196f3");
console.log(rgb2);
// Output → [ 33, 150, 243 ]
const rgb3 = hex2rgb("#2196f3bf");
console.log(rgb3);
// Output → [ 33, 150, 243, 75 ]
// the last element is alpha, defined as a percentage
const [red, green, blue, alpha] = hex2rgb("#2196f3bf");
console.log({ red, green, blue, alpha });
// Output → { red: 33, green: 150, blue: 243, alpha: 75 }
// Example RGB string → rgb(33 150 243 / 75%)
// Example RGBA string → rgba(33, 150, 243, .75)
Convert RGB color array [red
, green
, blue
, alpha?
] to hexadecimal color.
const String = rgb2hex(rgb: Array);
import { rgb2hex } from "@nextcss/color-tools";
const hex1 = rgb2hex([238, 238, 238]);
console.log(hex1);
// Output → '#eeeeee'
const hex2 = rgb2hex([238, 238, 238, 75]);
console.log(hex2);
// Output → '#eeeeeebf'
Convert HSL color array [hue
,saturation
,lightness
] to hexadecimal color.
const String = hsl2hex(hsl: Array);
import { hsl2hex } from "@nextcss/color-tools";
const hex1 = hsl2hex([200, 70, 50]);
console.log(hex1);
// Output → #269dd9
const hex2 = hsl2hex([36, 90, 40]);
console.log(hex2);
// Output → #c2780a
Shift a hexadecimal color (3, 6 or 8 digits) by the specified percentage. Positive shift results lighter colors, negative shift results darker colors.
const String = colorShift(hex: String, percentage: Number);
import { colorShift } from "@nextcss/color-tools";
const color = colorShift("#eee", 10);
console.log(color);
// Output → #d6d6d6
const color2 = colorShift("#eee", -10);
console.log(color2);
// Output → #f0f0f0
Generate a tone map from a hexadecimal color (3, 6 or 8 digits), between 50
and 950
tones.
const Object = toneMap(hex: String);
import { toneMap } from "@nextcss/color-tools";
const tones = toneMap("#eee");
console.log(tones);
// Output → {
// 50: '#fdfdfd',
// 100: '#fcfcfc',
// 150: '#fbfbfb',
// 200: '#f9f9f9',
// 250: '#f7f7f7',
// 300: '#f5f5f5',
// 350: '#f3f3f3',
// 400: '#f1f1f1',
// 450: '#f0f0f0',
// 500: '#eeeeee',
// 550: '#d6d6d6',
// 600: '#bebebe',
// 650: '#a7a7a7',
// 700: '#8f8f8f',
// 750: '#777777',
// 800: '#5f5f5f',
// 850: '#474747',
// 900: '#303030',
// 950: '#242424',
// }
Calculate brightness (percentage) of a hexadecimal color. For example, if the color brightness is <50
, the color is dark
, otherwise it is light
.
const Number = brightness(hex: String);
import { brightness } from "@nextcss/color-tools";
const level1 = brightness("#000");
console.log(level1);
// Output → 0
const level2 = brightness("#ffffff");
console.log(level2);
// Output → 100
const level3 = brightness("#269dd9");
console.log(level3);
// Output → 53
Generate a hexadecimal color from any string (like username). Under the hood, it uses HSL to create the color, so you can set saturation
(default: 50
) and lightness
(default: 50
) values as an input.
const String = colorify(str: String, saturation?: Number, lightness?: Number);
import { colorify } from "@nextcss/color-tools";
const hex1 = colorify("John Doe");
console.log(hex1);
// Output → #40bf79
const hex2 = colorify("JD", 60);
console.log(hex2);
// Output → #3394cc
const hex3 = colorify("J", 60, 80);
console.log(hex3);
// Output → #dcebad
Generate a random hexadecimal color. Under the hood, it uses HSL to create the color, so you can set the saturation
(default: 70
) and lightness
(default: 50
) values as an input.
const String = randomHex(saturation?: Number, lightness?: Number);
import { randomHex } from "@nextcss/color-tools";
const hex1 = randomHex();
console.log(hex1);
// Output → #7de889
const hex2 = randomHex(50);
console.log(hex2);
// Output → #b38cd9
const hex3 = randomHex(65, 80);
console.log(hex3);
// Output → #abbbed
Generate a random RGB color array. Under the hood, it uses HSL to create the color, so you can set the saturation
(default: 70
) and lightness
(default: 50
) values as an input.
const Array = randomRgb(saturation?: Number, lightness?: Number);
import { randomRgb } from "@nextcss/color-tools";
const rgb1 = randomRgb();
console.log(rgb1);
// Output → [ 232, 193, 125 ]
const rgb2 = randomRgb(50);
console.log(rgb2);
// Output → [ 217, 161, 140 ]
const rgb3 = randomRgb(65, 80);
console.log(rgb3);
// Output → [ 206, 171, 237 ]
Generate a random HSL color array. Under the hood, it uses HSL to create the color, so you can set the saturation
(default: 70
) and lightness
(default: 50
) values as an input.
const Array = randomHsl(saturation?: Number, lightness?: Number);
import { randomHsl } from "@nextcss/color-tools";
const hsl1 = randomHsl();
console.log(hsl1);
// Output → [ 294, 70, 50 ]
const hsl2 = randomHsl(50);
console.log(hsl2);
// Output → [ 79, 50, 50 ]
const hsl3 = randomHsl(65, 80);
console.log(hsl3);
// Output → [ 274, 65, 80 ]
To learn about the guidelines, please read the Code of Conduct, Contributing and Security Policy documents.
MIT License @ 2022 Zsolt Tövis
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