Value of Color box

[dhans]

 Hi, what is the relation between the value that coming out from color box and the color selected in Front panel as in the attached image ?

[djac91]

Hi dhans,

A color in LabVIEW is a representation of a 32-bit integer. You can separate the 32-bit integer into four U8 integers:

• Transparency, where 0 is solid and 1 is transparent. Please note that most color boxes will not accept a transparent input - you will need to keep this first integer as 0 to result in a valid color.
• Red (any integer from 0 to 255)
• Green (any integer from 0 to 255)
• Blue (any integer from 0 to 255)

If you wish , refer the following link for more details.

http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/B61D723CC7B7BE4E862568F8004C3ACB

Regards

Deepu Jacob

[dhans]

Hi djac91,

   Thanks for the reply. The link you have given helps me to undertsand about colors used in labview. But still one point i need to understand further. In  the attached image irrelevant value( I think) is flowing from color box to the variant node. Thats what i am asking for. Relation of that  data to the color i have chosen.

[udka]

The value you are getting is 46253 (decimal), just convert it to Hex format and you get 00B4AD which is six digit Hexadecimal representation of RGB Values.

-Like first two digits representing Hex value of R and next two digits to G and last two to Blue.

[djac91 · Accepted solution]

The value is relevant. Check the attached vi.

[dhans]

Thanks to both of you!!!