Color

Four component color vector class modeled after the XNA Game Studio 4 (Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Color) math library.

Header

#include <SimpleMath.h>

Initialization

using namespace DirectX::SimpleMath;

Color c;                      // Creates opaque black
Color c(1, 1, 1);             // Creates opaque white
Color c(1, 1, 1, 0.5f);       // Creates white with 50% alpha (straight-alpha)
Color c( Vector3(1,1,1) );    // Creates opaque white
Color c( Vector4(1,1,1,0.5f); // Creates white with 50% alpha (straight-alpha)

float arr[4] = { 1, 1, 1, 1 };
Color c(arr);                  // Creates opaque white

Fields

• x is the red component of the color
• y is the green component of the color
• z is the blue component of the color
• w is the alpha component of the color

Properties

• R: Red component
• G: Green component
• B: Blue component
• A: Alpha component

Methods

• Comparison operators: == and !=
• Assignment operators: =, +=, -=, *=, /=
• Unary operators: +, -
• Binary operators: +, -, *, /
• BGRA: Converts to a DirectX::PackedVector::XMCOLOR Direct3D 9 style color equivalent to D3DCOLOR.
• RGBA: Converts to a DirectX::PackedVector::XMUBYTEN4 XNA Game Studio style packed color
• ToVector3
• ToVector4
• Negate: Negates or inverses the color. The result is Color( 1 - x, 1 - y, 1 - z, w ).
• Saturate: Clamps the color to the 0 to 1 range
• Premultiply: Converts straight-alpha color to premultiplied alpha
• AdjustSaturation: A parameter of 0 returns the grey-scale of the color, 1 returns the original color
• AdjustContrast: A parameter of 0 returns 50% grey of the color, 1 returns the original color

Statics

• Modulate: Blends two colors together
• Lerp: Linearly interpolates between two colors

Remark

Color can freely convert to and from a XMFLOAT4 and XMVECTOR

When assigning a color from DirectXColors.h to a Color, use the .v union element

Color color = Colors::White.v;

Color can be copy and assigned from DirectX::PackedVector::XMCOLOR and DirectX::PackedVector::XMUBYTEN4

Color component values can exceed the 0 to 1 range for High Dynamic Range (HDR) lighting. Alpha values greater than 1 typically don't have a valid meaning.