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This function returns the system palette color that will be displayed when the specified color value is used.

Syntax 

COLORREF GetNearestColor(
  HDC 
hdc, 
  COLORREF 
crColor
);

Parameters

hdc

[in] Handle to the device context (DC).

crColor

[in] Specifies a color value that identifies a requested color.

Return Value

If the function succeeds, the return value identifies a color from the system palette that corresponds to the specified color value.

If the function fails, the return value is CLR_INVALID.

To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

The GetNearestColorfunction returns the color from the selected device context that most closely matches the specified color value.

Requirements

Header windows.h
Library coredll.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 1.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also