The Color API · Example Payload

The Color Api Getcolorscheme Example

ColorsDesignUtilities

The Color Api Getcolorscheme Example is an example object payload from The Color API, with 2 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.

Top-level fields

requestresponse

Example Payload

{
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "url": "https://www.thecolorapi.com/scheme?hex=0047AB&mode=analogic&count=4",
    "parameters": {
      "hex": "0047AB",
      "mode": "analogic",
      "count": 4
    }
  },
  "response": {
    "mode": "analogic",
    "count": 4,
    "colors": [
      {
        "hex": { "value": "#0047AB", "clean": "0047AB" },
        "rgb": { "r": 0, "g": 71, "b": 171, "value": "rgb(0, 71, 171)" },
        "hsl": { "h": 215, "s": 100, "l": 34, "value": "hsl(215, 100%, 34%)" },
        "name": { "value": "Cobalt Blue", "closest_named_hex": "#0047AB", "exact_match_name": true, "distance": 0 }
      },
      {
        "hex": { "value": "#0079AB", "clean": "0079AB" },
        "rgb": { "r": 0, "g": 121, "b": 171, "value": "rgb(0, 121, 171)" },
        "hsl": { "h": 199, "s": 100, "l": 34, "value": "hsl(199, 100%, 34%)" },
        "name": { "value": "Cerulean Blue", "closest_named_hex": "#2A52BE", "exact_match_name": false, "distance": 21 }
      },
      {
        "hex": { "value": "#000FAB", "clean": "000FAB" },
        "rgb": { "r": 0, "g": 15, "b": 171, "value": "rgb(0, 15, 171)" },
        "hsl": { "h": 235, "s": 100, "l": 34, "value": "hsl(235, 100%, 34%)" },
        "name": { "value": "Darkblue", "closest_named_hex": "#00008B", "exact_match_name": false, "distance": 16 }
      },
      {
        "hex": { "value": "#0000AB", "clean": "0000AB" },
        "rgb": { "r": 0, "g": 0, "b": 171, "value": "rgb(0, 0, 171)" },
        "hsl": { "h": 240, "s": 100, "l": 34, "value": "hsl(240, 100%, 34%)" },
        "name": { "value": "Dark Blue", "closest_named_hex": "#00008B", "exact_match_name": false, "distance": 21 }
      }
    ],
    "seed": {
      "hex": { "value": "#0047AB", "clean": "0047AB" },
      "rgb": { "r": 0, "g": 71, "b": 171, "value": "rgb(0, 71, 171)" },
      "hsl": { "h": 215, "s": 100, "l": 34, "value": "hsl(215, 100%, 34%)" },
      "name": { "value": "Cobalt Blue", "closest_named_hex": "#0047AB", "exact_match_name": true, "distance": 0 }
    },
    "image": {
      "bare": "https://www.thecolorapi.com/scheme?format=svg&named=false&hex=0047AB&mode=analogic&count=4",
      "named": "https://www.thecolorapi.com/scheme?format=svg&hex=0047AB&mode=analogic&count=4"
    },
    "links": {
      "self": {
        "href": "https://www.thecolorapi.com/scheme?hex=0047AB&mode=analogic&count=4"
      }
    }
  }
}

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