RGB Color Values

You can change a line to one of as many colors as your video is set to display by entering an RGBColor value on the RGBColor row. You find the value for your entry by:

Using an easy RGBColor value formula

Consulting the Standard RGBColor Value Table.

Each RGB color is:

Made up of a balance of red, green and blue luminosity values ranging from 0 to 255.

Example

If you apply a luminosity value of:

0 to each of the basic RGB colors (red, green and blue), the color that you see will be Black.

255 to each of the basic RGB colors, the displayed color that you see will be White.

Single
Value

Color
Red

 

Green

 

Blue

 

Displayed Color

0

Black

Black

Black

Black

255

Red

Green

Blue

White

Has a calculated value with the following formula:

RGBColor Value =

255 (To represent Red; The selected number can be 0-255) +

(256 * a Green luminosity number) +

(65536 * a Blue luminosity number) +

Example

RGBColor =

255 +

(256*105) +

(65536*255) = 16738815 (the RGBColor value)

You can use the Custom Colors palette in CimEdit to determine the Red, Green, and Blue values for the color you want to use.

More information

SetLineDisplay method.