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ShapeSheet. Category Color functions

Note

This table contain functions which included in table for similar category in the book MS Visio 2003 Developer’s Survival Pack by Graham Wideman (see chapter 37) and also functions added in later versions.

The version information in which the function was added is taken from John's Goldsmith article Visio ShapeSheet Functions by Version

Name

Details

BLEND

Version Added: 2007

Blends two colors in the proportion specified by the float parameter.

Syntax

BLEND(color1,color2,float[0,1])

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BLUE

Version Added: Pre 2003

Returns the blue component of a color. The return value is an integer in the range of 0 to 255, inclusive. The function returns 0 for invalid input.

Syntax

BLUE(expression)

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GREEN

Version Added: Pre 2003

Returns the green component of a color.

Syntax

GREEN(expression)

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HSL

Version Added: Pre 2003

Returns a value representing an index in the document's color palette. It specifies a color by its hue, saturation, and luminosity components.

Syntax

HSL(hue,saturation,luminosity)

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HUE

Version Added: 2007

Returns the value of a color's hue component.

Syntax

HUE(expression)

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HUEDIFF

Version Added: Pre 2003

Returns the difference in hue between color1 and color2.

Syntax

HUEDIFF(color1,color2)

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LUM

Version Added: Pre 2003

Returns the value of a color's luminosity component.

Syntax

LUM(expression)

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LUMDIFF

Version Added: 2007

Returns the difference in luminosity between color1 and color2.

Syntax

LUMDIFF(color1,color2)

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MSOSHADE

Version Added: 2010

Modifies the color by decreasing its luminosity by the specified percentage.

Syntax

MSOSHADE(color,-deltaLum)

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MSOTINT

Version Added: 2010

Modifies the color by increasing its luminosity by the specified percentage.

Syntax

MSOTINT(color,deltaLum)

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RED

Version Added: Pre 2003

Returns the red component of a color.

Syntax

RED(expression)

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RGB

Version Added: Pre 2003

Returns a value representing an index in the document's color palette. It specifies a color by its red, green, and blue components, where each is a number in the range 0 to 255, inclusive, or an expression that evaluates to such a number.

Syntax

RGB(red,green,blue)

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SAT

Version Added: Pre 2003

Returns the value of a color's saturation component.

Syntax

SAT(expression)

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SATDIFF

Version Added: 2007

Returns the difference in saturation between color1 and color2.

Syntax

SATDIFF(color1,color2)

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SHADE

Version Added: 2007

Modifies the color by decreasing its luminosity by the amount (positive or negative) specified in the int parameter.

Syntax

SHADE(color,int)

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TINT

Version Added: 2007

Modifies the color by increasing its luminosity by the amount (positive or negative) specified in the int parameter.

Syntax

TINT(color,int)

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TONE

Version Added: 2007

Modifies the color by decreasing its saturation by the amount specified in the int parameter.

Syntax

TONE(color,int)

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