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PHEBe‖RGB Function

iRBsy‖Returns a Long integer color value consisting of red, green, and blue components.

FVEx2‖Syntax:


rd647‖RGB (Red, Green, Blue)

bBBqF‖Return type:

Long

WADQ4‖Parameters:

JVhSY‖ red: Any integer expression that represents the red component (0-255) of the composite color.

MeGD7‖ green: Any integer expression that represents the green component (0-255) of the composite color.

iP9Sd‖ blue: Any integer expression that represents the blue component (0-255) of the composite color.

c4KCL‖The resulting Long value is calculated with the following formula:
Result = red×65536 + green×256 + blue.

warning

RktBy‖Under VBA compatibility mode (Option VBASupport 1), the Long value is calculated as
Result = red + green×256 + blue×65536
See RGB Function [VBA]


tip

Fo6ZS‖The color picker dialog helps computing red, green and blue components of a composite color. Changing the color of text and selecting Custom color displays the color picker dialog.


SEjHR‖Error codes:

5 Invalid procedure call

EFSA4‖Example:


Sub ExampleColor
Dim lVar As Long
    lVar = rgb(128,0,200)
RBTFC‖    MsgBox "The color " & lVar & " consists of:" & Chr(13) &_
JK7FN‖        "red= " & red(lVar) & Chr(13)&_
GCmzP‖        "green= " & green(lVar) & Chr(13)&_
9mJQB‖        "blue= " & blue(lVar) & Chr(13) , 64,"colors"
End Sub