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How to convert RGB color to grayscale in Java

I’m trying to create a method that converts a given java.awt.Color color to grayscale. Here’s what I have right now: However, when I call this method, it seems to be returning the color black every single time, regardless of the input color. How do I fix this? Answer The float components are in th…

Java: How got check colors from an invisible panel

is it possible to read colors of you mouse position of an invisible panel? I want to have an “invisible overlay” with an color coded image. I used the Robot class to get my mouse position and the color. It works fine on my visible image, but if I set the image to invisible, it completely gets igno…

Java Graphics Invert Color Composite

Basically what I want to do is make a cursor for a JComponent that’s pixels appear as the inverse of the color they are over. For example, take your mouse and hover it over the letters in the url for this page. If you look closely, the pixels of the cursor that are over black pixels of a letter turn

Convert RGB values to color name

How can I convert a color in RGB format into a color name? Examples: (0, 0, 255) -> “blue” (255, 0, 0) -> “red” (128, 128, 128) -> “grey” Answer Populate a list of “known” colors. For each known color compute: Return the name of colorI for which rgbDist…

Compute hex color code for an arbitrary string

Heading Is there a way to map an arbitrary string to a HEX COLOR code. I tried to compute the HEX number for string using string hashcode. Now I need to convert this hex number to six digits which are in HEX color code range. Any suggestions ? Answer If you don’t really care about the “meaning&#82…