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HueSpread

  

create a number of colors with evenly spaced hues

 

Calling Sequence

Parameters

Description

Examples

Compatibility

Calling Sequence

HueSpread(color, number, step)

Parameters

color

-

color format recognized by ColorTools

number

-

positive integer; number of colors to return (the default is 5)

step

-

positive number less than 1; amount by which the hues of adjacent colors should differ (the default is 1/6)

Description

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The command HueSpread generates a list of evenly spaced colors around the HSV color wheel. The input color will be included in the middle of the list.

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If color is a shade of gray, then the empty list is returned.

Examples

> 

with⁡ColorTools:

> 

HueSpread⁡Color⁡HSV,Red

⟨HSV : 0.667 1 1⟩,⟨HSV : 0.833 1 1⟩,⟨HSV : 0 1 1⟩,⟨HSV : 0.167 1 1⟩,⟨HSV : 0.333 1 1⟩

(1)
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greenspread≔HueSpread⁡Green,11,112

greenspread≔⟨RGB : 0.502 0 0.251⟩,⟨RGB : 0.502 0 0⟩,⟨RGB : 0.502 0.251 0⟩,⟨RGB : 0.502 0.502 0⟩,⟨RGB : 0.251 0.502 0⟩,⟨RGB : 0 0.502 0⟩,⟨RGB : 0 0.502 0.251⟩,⟨RGB : 0 0.502 0.502⟩,⟨RGB : 0 0.251 0.502⟩,⟨RGB : 0 0 0.502⟩,⟨RGB : 0.251 0 0.502⟩

(2)
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HSVColorWheel⁡greenspread

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HueSpread⁡Black

(3)

Compatibility

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The ColorTools[HueSpread] command was introduced in Maple 16.

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For more information on Maple 16 changes, see Updates in Maple 16.

See Also

ColorTools

ColorTools/ColorSpaces

ColorTools[Color]

ColorTools[Gradient]

ColorTools[GraySpread]