LightenColor Method

Lightens a color.

Syntax

Visual Basic

'Declaration
 
Public Shared Function LightenColor( _
   ByVal color As Color, _
   ByVal percent As Double _
) As Color

C#

public static Color LightenColor( 
   Color color,
   double percent
)

Parameters

color

The color to brighten.

percent

The percentage factor by which to brighten.

Return Value

A Color whose R, G, and B components are closer to 255 by percentage.

Remarks

The alpha component of the original color is preserved by this operation.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2