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title: "color"
description: "Creates a color using the given red, green, and blue amounts, which are integers between 0-255."
---

# color

> Creates a color using the given red, green, and blue amounts, which are integers between 0-255.

**This function is used by Ignition's Expression language.**

## Description
Creates a color using the given red, green, and blue amounts, which are integers between 0-255. The optional alpha channel to the color controls transparency.

:::note
This function was designed to return color objects to Vision bindings, and will not work with Perspective bindings. Instead, Perspective color properties can simply use string hex codes to derive a color from a binding, for example: "#00FF00".
:::

## Syntax
`color(red, green, blue[, alpha])`

### Parameters

| Type | Parameter | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Integer | `red` | The intensity of red, between 0 - 255. |
| Integer | `green` | The intensity of green, between 0 - 255. |
| Integer | `blue` | The intensity of blue, between 0 - 255. |
| Integer | `alpha` | The amount of transparency, between 0 - 255. [optional] |

### Results
**Color** - Returns a color with the given RGB value.

## Examples
There are no expression function examples associated with this expression function.