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This value is a 32-bit value used to specify an RGB color.
Syntax
typedef DWORD COLORREF; typedef DWORD* LPCOLORREF; |
Members
None.
Remarks
When specifying an explicit RGB color, the COLORREFvalue has the following hexadecimal form.
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0x00bbggrr |
The low-order byte contains a value for the relative intensity of red, the second byte contains a value for green, and the third byte contains a value for blue.
The high-order byte must be zero.
The maximum value for a single byte is 0xFF.
To create a COLORREFcolor value, use the RGBmacro.
To extract the individual values for the red, green, and blue components of a color value, use the GetRValue, GetGValue, and GetBValuemacros, respectively.
Requirements
Header | windows.h |
Windows Embedded CE | Windows CE 1.0 and later |
Windows Mobile | Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later |