The Color API
Pass in any valid color and get conversion into any other format, the name of the color, placeholder images and a multitude of schemes.
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ColorsDesignUtilities
Free, public REST API providing color information for any input color. Returns all color format conversions (hex, RGB, HSL, HSV, CMYK, XYZ), nearest named color, placeholder ima...
opencollection: 1.0.0
info:
name: The Color API
version: 1.0.0
items:
- info:
name: Colors
type: folder
items:
- info:
name: Get Color Information
type: http
http:
method: GET
url: https://www.thecolorapi.com/id
params:
- name: hex
value: 0047AB
type: query
description: Color as a hex code without the
- name: rgb
value: 0,71,171
type: query
description: Color as comma-separated RGB values (e.g., 0,71,171) or rgb(0,71,171).
- name: hsl
value: 215,100%,34%
type: query
description: Color as HSL values (e.g., 215,100%,34%) or hsl(215,100%,34%).
- name: cmyk
value: 100,58,0,33
type: query
description: Color as CMYK values (e.g., 100,58,0,33) or cmyk(100,58,0,33).
- name: format
value: ''
type: query
description: Response format.
- name: w
value: ''
type: query
description: Image width in pixels for SVG format responses.
- name: named
value: ''
type: query
description: Whether to include the color name on SVG image outputs.
- name: callback
value: ''
type: query
description: JSONP callback function name.
docs: Retrieve comprehensive information for a color provided in any supported format (hex, RGB, HSL, or CMYK). Returns
conversions to all other color formats, the nearest named color, image URLs, and contrast color.
- info:
name: Schemes
type: folder
items:
- info:
name: Get Color Scheme
type: http
http:
method: GET
url: https://www.thecolorapi.com/scheme
params:
- name: hex
value: 0047AB
type: query
description: Seed color as hex code without
- name: rgb
value: ''
type: query
description: Seed color as RGB (e.g., 0,71,171).
- name: hsl
value: ''
type: query
description: Seed color as HSL (e.g., 215,100%,34%).
- name: cmyk
value: ''
type: query
description: Seed color as CMYK (e.g., 100,58,0,33).
- name: mode
value: ''
type: query
description: Color scheme generation mode based on color-wheel relationships.
- name: count
value: ''
type: query
description: Number of colors to include in the scheme.
- name: format
value: ''
type: query
description: Response format.
- name: w
value: ''
type: query
description: Image width in pixels for SVG format.
- name: named
value: ''
type: query
description: Include color names on SVG images.
- name: callback
value: ''
type: query
description: JSONP callback function name.
docs: Generate a harmonious color scheme from a seed color using color-wheel relationships. Supports monochrome, analogic,
complement, triad, quad, and other scheme modes. Returns an array of color objects plus hypermedia links to all alternative
scheme modes.
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