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Color.ConvertToRGB method

Converts the color model to RGB

Syntax:

Sub ConvertToRGB()

Remarks:

The ConvertToRGB method converts the active color model to the RGB color model in CorelDRAW.

A color is an effect applied to an object that alters the object's appearance by the way it reflects light. A color model is a system that defines the number and type of colors that make up an image and that is used to organize and define colors according to a set of basic properties that can be reproduced. Black-and-white, grayscale, RGB, CMYK, and paletted are examples of popular color modes.

RGB is a color mode that contains three components: red (R), green (G), and blue (B). The RGB color mode is based on the RGB color model. In the RGB color mode, a value between 0 and 255 is assigned to each channel of red, green, and blue. An RGB color with the component values 0:25:118, for example, contains no red, some green, and more blue, resulting in a slightly greenish blue color. Monitors, scanners, and the human eye use RGB to produce or detect color.

CorelDRAW lets you convert to the following color modes: black-and-white, grayscale, duotone, RGB, CMYK, or LAB. You can also convert to the paletted color mode.

Examples:

The following VBA example uses a separate Color object to take an object's fill color and convert it to RGB, then checks if the color is red (that is, if its Red component value is greater than 150 and both Blue and Green values are less than 100). If this is the case, the object is filled with black. Otherwise, the object's fill remains unchanged.

Sub Test()
  Dim c As New Color
  Dim s As Shape
  For Each s In ActiveSelection.Shapes
    If s.Fill.Type = cdrUniformFill Then
      c.CopyAssign s.Fill.UniformColor
      c.ConvertToRGB
      If c.RGBRed > 150 And c.RGBGreen < 100 And c.RGBBlue < 100 Then
        s.Fill.UniformColor.RGBAssign 0, 0, 0
      End If
    End If
  Next s
End Sub

Version Information:

CorelDRAW:	X7.4, X7, X7.6, X8, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2019.2, 2020, 2021, 2020.1, 2021.5, 2022-v24, 2022-v24.1, 2022-v24.2, 2023-v24.3, 2023-v24.5, 2024-v25
Corel DESIGNER:	X7, 2017.1, 20.1, 2019.2, 2020.1, 2021.5, 2022-v24, 2022-v24.1, 2022-v24.2, 2023-v24.3, 2023-v24.5, 2024-v25