colors(name)

Return RGB color triplet for a color name.

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This uses R-colors table to translate color names to RGB [0-1] triplets.
examples:
colors
Opens a figure with all colors. Click on one to know its name and RGB triplet.

colors('violet')
ans =
0.9333 0.5098 0.9333

colors({'blue4','orchid'})
ans =
0 0 0.5451
0.8549 0.4392 0.8392

Cite As

Maximilien Chaumon (2026). colors(name) (https://au.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/56006-colors-name), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

Acknowledgements

Inspired: Convert between RGB and Color Names

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.0.0.0

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