How can I create a UIColor
from a hexadecimal string format, such as #00FF00
?
extension UIColor {
convenience init(hexaString: String, alpha: CGFloat = 1) {
let chars = Array(hexaString.dropFirst())
self.init(red: .init(strtoul(String(chars[0...1]),nil,16))/255,
green: .init(strtoul(String(chars[2...3]),nil,16))/255,
blue: .init(strtoul(String(chars[4...5]),nil,16))/255,
alpha: alpha)}
}
Usage:
let redColor = UIColor(hexaString: "#FF0000") // r 1,0 g 0,0 b 0,0 a 1,0
let transparentRed = UIColor(hexaString: "#FF0000", alpha: 0.5) // r 1,0 g 0,0 b 0,0 a 0,5
I've found the simplest way to do this is with a macro. Just include it in your header and it's available throughout your project.
#define UIColorFromRGB(rgbValue) [UIColor colorWithRed:((float)((rgbValue & 0xFF0000) >> 16))/255.0 green:((float)((rgbValue & 0xFF00) >> 8))/255.0 blue:((float)(rgbValue & 0xFF))/255.0 alpha:1.0]
uicolor macro with hex values
Also formatted version of this code:
#define UIColorFromRGB(rgbValue) \
[UIColor colorWithRed:((float)((rgbValue & 0xFF0000) >> 16))/255.0 \
green:((float)((rgbValue & 0x00FF00) >> 8))/255.0 \
blue:((float)((rgbValue & 0x0000FF) >> 0))/255.0 \
alpha:1.0]
Usage:
label.textColor = UIColorFromRGB(0xBC1128);
Use this Category :
in the file UIColor+Hexadecimal.h
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
@interface UIColor(Hexadecimal)
+ (UIColor *)colorWithHexString:(NSString *)hexString;
@end
in the file UIColor+Hexadecimal.m
#import "UIColor+Hexadecimal.h"
@implementation UIColor(Hexadecimal)
+ (UIColor *)colorWithHexString:(NSString *)hexString {
unsigned rgbValue = 0;
NSScanner *scanner = [NSScanner scannerWithString:hexString];
[scanner setScanLocation:1]; // bypass '#' character
[scanner scanHexInt:&rgbValue];
return [UIColor colorWithRed:((rgbValue & 0xFF0000) >> 16)/255.0 green:((rgbValue & 0xFF00) >> 8)/255.0 blue:(rgbValue & 0xFF)/255.0 alpha:1.0];
}
@end
In Class you want use it :
#import "UIColor+Hexadecimal.h"
and:
[UIColor colorWithHexString:@"#6e4b4b"];
A great Swift implementation (updated for Xcode 7) using extensions, pulled together from a variety of different answers and places. You will also need the string extensions at the end.
Use:
let hexColor = UIColor(hex: "#00FF00")
NOTE: I added an option for 2 additional digits to the end of the standard 6 digit hex value for an alpha channel (pass in value of 00
-99
). If this offends you, just remove it. You could implement it to pass in an optional alpha parameter.
Extension:
extension UIColor {
convenience init(var hex: String) {
var alpha: Float = 100
let hexLength = hex.characters.count
if !(hexLength == 7 || hexLength == 9) {
// A hex must be either 7 or 9 characters (#RRGGBBAA)
print("improper call to 'colorFromHex', hex length must be 7 or 9 chars (#GGRRBBAA)")
self.init(white: 0, alpha: 1)
return
}
if hexLength == 9 {
// Note: this uses String subscripts as given below
alpha = hex[7...8].floatValue
hex = hex[0...6]
}
// Establishing the rgb color
var rgb: UInt32 = 0
let s: NSScanner = NSScanner(string: hex)
// Setting the scan location to ignore the leading `#`
s.scanLocation = 1
// Scanning the int into the rgb colors
s.scanHexInt(&rgb)
// Creating the UIColor from hex int
self.init(
red: CGFloat((rgb & 0xFF0000) >> 16) / 255.0,
green: CGFloat((rgb & 0x00FF00) >> 8) / 255.0,
blue: CGFloat(rgb & 0x0000FF) / 255.0,
alpha: CGFloat(alpha / 100)
)
}
}
String extensions:
Float source
Subscript source
extension String {
/**
Returns the float value of a string
*/
var floatValue: Float {
return (self as NSString).floatValue
}
/**
Subscript to allow for quick String substrings ["Hello"][0...1] = "He"
*/
subscript (r: Range<Int>) -> String {
get {
let start = self.startIndex.advancedBy(r.startIndex)
let end = self.startIndex.advancedBy(r.endIndex - 1)
return self.substringWithRange(start..<end)
}
}
}
Swift equivalent of @Tom's answer, although receiving RGBA Int value to support transparency:
func colorWithHex(aHex: UInt) -> UIColor
{
return UIColor(red: CGFloat((aHex & 0xFF000000) >> 24) / 255,
green: CGFloat((aHex & 0x00FF0000) >> 16) / 255,
blue: CGFloat((aHex & 0x0000FF00) >> 8) / 255,
alpha: CGFloat((aHex & 0x000000FF) >> 0) / 255)
}
//usage
var color = colorWithHex(0x7F00FFFF)
And if you want to be able to use it from string you could use strtoul:
var hexString = "0x7F00FFFF"
let num = strtoul(hexString, nil, 16)
var colorFromString = colorWithHex(num)
I like to ensure the alpha besides the color, so i write my own category
+ (UIColor *) colorWithHex:(int)color {
float red = (color & 0xff000000) >> 24;
float green = (color & 0x00ff0000) >> 16;
float blue = (color & 0x0000ff00) >> 8;
float alpha = (color & 0x000000ff);
return [UIColor colorWithRed:red/255.0 green:green/255.0 blue:blue/255.0 alpha:alpha/255.0];
}
easy to use like this
[UIColor colorWithHex:0xFF0000FF]; //Red
[UIColor colorWithHex:0x00FF00FF]; //Green
[UIColor colorWithHex:0x00FF00FF]; //Blue
[UIColor colorWithHex:0x0000007F]; //transparent black