How to convert word/office color into C# color?

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How to convert Word font color (WDColor) to C# equivalent color.

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I googled and did find the conversion for RGB into a Word/Office Color. But I want it reverse.

Posted 27-Dec-16 0:36am

Srinubabu Ravilla

Updated 27-Dec-16 1:39am

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[no name] 27-Dec-16 6:53am

Think about 0xAABBGGRR vs. 0xAARRGGBB where
A Means Alpha
B means Red
G means Green
B means Blue

The first (0xAABBGGRR, used by word) is also called W32 ColRef. Now it's up to you to convert ;)

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#realJSOP · Accepted Answer · 2016-12-27T01:39:00

Solution 1

Here are the appropriate methids to use for conversion in both directions:

C#

System.Drawing.ColorTranslator.ToOLE(System.Drawing.Color)
System.Drawing.ColorTranslator.FromOLE(int)

Posted 27-Dec-16 1:39am

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Maciej Los 27-Dec-16 7:43am

5ed!