KnownColor Enum

Definition

Namespace:

System.Drawing

Assembly:

System.Drawing.Primitives.dll

Specifies the known system colors.

public enum class KnownColor

public enum KnownColor

type KnownColor = 

Public Enum KnownColor

Inheritance

Object

ValueType

Enum

KnownColor

Fields

Name	Value	Description
ActiveBorder	1	The system-defined color of the active window's border.
ActiveCaption	2	The system-defined color of the background of the active window's title bar.
ActiveCaptionText	3	The system-defined color of the text in the active window's title bar.
AppWorkspace	4	The system-defined color of the application workspace. The application workspace is the area in a multiple-document view that is not being occupied by documents.
Control	5	The system-defined face color of a 3-D element.
ControlDark	6	The system-defined shadow color of a 3-D element. The shadow color is applied to parts of a 3-D element that face away from the light source.
ControlDarkDark	7	The system-defined color that is the dark shadow color of a 3-D element. The dark shadow color is applied to the parts of a 3-D element that are the darkest color.
ControlLight	8	The system-defined color that is the light color of a 3-D element. The light color is applied to parts of a 3-D element that face the light source.
ControlLightLight	9	The system-defined highlight color of a 3-D element. The highlight color is applied to the parts of a 3-D element that are the lightest color.
ControlText	10	The system-defined color of text in a 3-D element.
Desktop	11	The system-defined color of the desktop.
GrayText	12	The system-defined color of dimmed text. Items in a list that are disabled are displayed in dimmed text.
Highlight	13	The system-defined color of the background of selected items. This includes selected menu items as well as selected text.
HighlightText	14	The system-defined color of the text of selected items.
HotTrack	15	The system-defined color used to designate a hot-tracked item. Single-clicking a hot-tracked item executes the item.
InactiveBorder	16	The system-defined color of an inactive window's border.
InactiveCaption	17	The system-defined color of the background of an inactive window's title bar.
InactiveCaptionText	18	The system-defined color of the text in an inactive window's title bar.
Info	19	The system-defined color of the background of a ToolTip.
InfoText	20	The system-defined color of the text of a ToolTip.
Menu	21	The system-defined color of a menu's background.
MenuText	22	The system-defined color of a menu's text.
ScrollBar	23	The system-defined color of the background of a scroll bar.
Window	24	The system-defined color of the background in the client area of a window.
WindowFrame	25	The system-defined color of a window frame.
WindowText	26	The system-defined color of the text in the client area of a window.
Transparent	27	A system-defined color.
AliceBlue	28	A system-defined color.
AntiqueWhite	29	A system-defined color.
Aqua	30	A system-defined color.
Aquamarine	31	A system-defined color.
Azure	32	A system-defined color.
Beige	33	A system-defined color.
Bisque	34	A system-defined color.
Black	35	A system-defined color.
BlanchedAlmond	36	A system-defined color.
Blue	37	A system-defined color.
BlueViolet	38	A system-defined color.
Brown	39	A system-defined color.
BurlyWood	40	A system-defined color.
CadetBlue	41	A system-defined color.
Chartreuse	42	A system-defined color.
Chocolate	43	A system-defined color.
Coral	44	A system-defined color.
CornflowerBlue	45	A system-defined color.
Cornsilk	46	A system-defined color.
Crimson	47	A system-defined color.
Cyan	48	A system-defined color.
DarkBlue	49	A system-defined color.
DarkCyan	50	A system-defined color.
DarkGoldenrod	51	A system-defined color.
DarkGray	52	A system-defined color.
DarkGreen	53	A system-defined color.
DarkKhaki	54	A system-defined color.
DarkMagenta	55	A system-defined color.
DarkOliveGreen	56	A system-defined color.
DarkOrange	57	A system-defined color.
DarkOrchid	58	A system-defined color.
DarkRed	59	A system-defined color.
DarkSalmon	60	A system-defined color.
DarkSeaGreen	61	A system-defined color.
DarkSlateBlue	62	A system-defined color.
DarkSlateGray	63	A system-defined color.
DarkTurquoise	64	A system-defined color.
DarkViolet	65	A system-defined color.
DeepPink	66	A system-defined color.
DeepSkyBlue	67	A system-defined color.
DimGray	68	A system-defined color.
DodgerBlue	69	A system-defined color.
Firebrick	70	A system-defined color.
FloralWhite	71	A system-defined color.
ForestGreen	72	A system-defined color.
Fuchsia	73	A system-defined color.
Gainsboro	74	A system-defined color.
GhostWhite	75	A system-defined color.
Gold	76	A system-defined color.
Goldenrod	77	A system-defined color.
Gray	78	A system-defined color.
Green	79	A system-defined color.
GreenYellow	80	A system-defined color.
Honeydew	81	A system-defined color.
HotPink	82	A system-defined color.
IndianRed	83	A system-defined color.
Indigo	84	A system-defined color.
Ivory	85	A system-defined color.
Khaki	86	A system-defined color.
Lavender	87	A system-defined color.
LavenderBlush	88	A system-defined color.
LawnGreen	89	A system-defined color.
LemonChiffon	90	A system-defined color.
LightBlue	91	A system-defined color.
LightCoral	92	A system-defined color.
LightCyan	93	A system-defined color.
LightGoldenrodYellow	94	A system-defined color.
LightGray	95	A system-defined color.
LightGreen	96	A system-defined color.
LightPink	97	A system-defined color.
LightSalmon	98	A system-defined color.
LightSeaGreen	99	A system-defined color.
LightSkyBlue	100	A system-defined color.
LightSlateGray	101	A system-defined color.
LightSteelBlue	102	A system-defined color.
LightYellow	103	A system-defined color.
Lime	104	A system-defined color.
LimeGreen	105	A system-defined color.
Linen	106	A system-defined color.
Magenta	107	A system-defined color.
Maroon	108	A system-defined color.
MediumAquamarine	109	A system-defined color.
MediumBlue	110	A system-defined color.
MediumOrchid	111	A system-defined color.
MediumPurple	112	A system-defined color.
MediumSeaGreen	113	A system-defined color.
MediumSlateBlue	114	A system-defined color.
MediumSpringGreen	115	A system-defined color.
MediumTurquoise	116	A system-defined color.
MediumVioletRed	117	A system-defined color.
MidnightBlue	118	A system-defined color.
MintCream	119	A system-defined color.
MistyRose	120	A system-defined color.
Moccasin	121	A system-defined color.
NavajoWhite	122	A system-defined color.
Navy	123	A system-defined color.
OldLace	124	A system-defined color.
Olive	125	A system-defined color.
OliveDrab	126	A system-defined color.
Orange	127	A system-defined color.
OrangeRed	128	A system-defined color.
Orchid	129	A system-defined color.
PaleGoldenrod	130	A system-defined color.
PaleGreen	131	A system-defined color.
PaleTurquoise	132	A system-defined color.
PaleVioletRed	133	A system-defined color.
PapayaWhip	134	A system-defined color.
PeachPuff	135	A system-defined color.
Peru	136	A system-defined color.
Pink	137	A system-defined color.
Plum	138	A system-defined color.
PowderBlue	139	A system-defined color.
Purple	140	A system-defined color.
Red	141	A system-defined color.
RosyBrown	142	A system-defined color.
RoyalBlue	143	A system-defined color.
SaddleBrown	144	A system-defined color.
Salmon	145	A system-defined color.
SandyBrown	146	A system-defined color.
SeaGreen	147	A system-defined color.
SeaShell	148	A system-defined color.
Sienna	149	A system-defined color.
Silver	150	A system-defined color.
SkyBlue	151	A system-defined color.
SlateBlue	152	A system-defined color.
SlateGray	153	A system-defined color.
Snow	154	A system-defined color.
SpringGreen	155	A system-defined color.
SteelBlue	156	A system-defined color.
Tan	157	A system-defined color.
Teal	158	A system-defined color.
Thistle	159	A system-defined color.
Tomato	160	A system-defined color.
Turquoise	161	A system-defined color.
Violet	162	A system-defined color.
Wheat	163	A system-defined color.
White	164	A system-defined color.
WhiteSmoke	165	A system-defined color.
Yellow	166	A system-defined color.
YellowGreen	167	A system-defined color.
ButtonFace	168	The system-defined face color of a 3-D element.
ButtonHighlight	169	The system-defined color that is the highlight color of a 3-D element. This color is applied to parts of a 3-D element that face the light source.
ButtonShadow	170	The system-defined color that is the shadow color of a 3-D element. This color is applied to parts of a 3-D element that face away from the light source.
GradientActiveCaption	171	The system-defined color of the lightest color in the color gradient of an active window's title bar.
GradientInactiveCaption	172	The system-defined color of the lightest color in the color gradient of an inactive window's title bar.
MenuBar	173	The system-defined color of the background of a menu bar.
MenuHighlight	174	The system-defined color used to highlight menu items when the menu appears as a flat menu.
RebeccaPurple	175	A system-defined color representing the ARGB value #663399.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use the KnownColor enumeration to print out the names and colors of all its values. This example is designed to be used with Windows Forms. Create a form and paste the following code into it. Call the DisplayKnownColors method in the form's Paint event-handling method, passing e as PaintEventArgs.

private:
   void DisplayKnownColors( PaintEventArgs^ e )
   {
      this->Size = System::Drawing::Size( 650, 550 );

      // Get all the values from the KnownColor enumeration.
      System::Array^ colorsArray = Enum::GetValues( KnownColor::typeid );
      array<KnownColor>^allColors = gcnew array<KnownColor>(colorsArray->Length);
      Array::Copy( colorsArray, allColors, colorsArray->Length );

      // Loop through printing out the values' names in the colors 
      // they represent.
      float y = 0;
      float x = 10.0F;
      for ( int i = 0; i < allColors->Length; i++ )
      {
         // If x is a multiple of 30, start a new column.
         if ( i > 0 && i % 30 == 0 )
         {
            x += 105.0F;
            y = 15.0F;
         }
         else
         {
            // Otherwise, increment y by 15.
            y += 15.0F;
         }

         // Create a custom brush from the color and use it to draw
         // the brush's name.
         SolidBrush^ aBrush = gcnew SolidBrush( Color::FromName( allColors[ i ].ToString() ) );
         e->Graphics->DrawString( allColors[ i ].ToString(), this->Font, aBrush, x, y );

         // Dispose of the custom brush.
         delete aBrush;
      }
   }

private void DisplayKnownColors(PaintEventArgs e)
{
    this.Size = new Size(650, 550);
    
    // Get all the values from the KnownColor enumeration.
    System.Array colorsArray = Enum.GetValues(typeof(KnownColor));
    KnownColor[] allColors = new KnownColor[colorsArray.Length];

    Array.Copy(colorsArray, allColors, colorsArray.Length);

    // Loop through printing out the values' names in the colors 
    // they represent.
    float y = 0;
    float x = 10.0F;

    for(int i = 0; i < allColors.Length; i++)
    {

        // If x is a multiple of 30, start a new column.
        if (i > 0 && i % 30 == 0)
        {
            x += 105.0F;
            y = 15.0F;
        }
        else
        {
            // Otherwise, increment y by 15.
            y += 15.0F;
        }

        // Create a custom brush from the color and use it to draw
        // the brush's name.
        SolidBrush aBrush = 
            new SolidBrush(Color.FromName(allColors[i].ToString()));
        e.Graphics.DrawString(allColors[i].ToString(), 
            this.Font, aBrush, x, y);

        // Dispose of the custom brush.
        aBrush.Dispose();
    }
}

Private Sub DisplayKnownColors(ByVal e As PaintEventArgs)
    Me.Size = New Size(650, 550)
    Dim i As Integer

    ' Get all the values from the KnownColor enumeration.
    Dim colorsArray As System.Array = _
        [Enum].GetValues(GetType(KnownColor))
    Dim allColors(colorsArray.length) As KnownColor

    Array.Copy(colorsArray, allColors, colorsArray.Length)

    ' Loop through printing out the value's name in the colors 
    ' they represent.
    Dim y As Single
    Dim x As Single = 10.0F

    For i = 0 To allColors.Length - 1

        ' If x is a multiple of 30, start a new column.
        If (i > 0 And i Mod 30 = 0) Then
            x += 105.0F
            y = 15.0F
        Else
            ' Otherwise increment y by 15.
            y += 15.0F
        End If

        ' Create a custom brush from the color and use it to draw
        ' the brush's name.
        Dim aBrush As New SolidBrush(Color.FromName( _
            allColors(i).ToString()))
        e.Graphics.DrawString(allColors(i).ToString(), _
            Me.Font, aBrush, x, y)

        ' Dispose of the custom brush.
        aBrush.Dispose()
    Next

End Sub