COLORREF

This value is a 32-bit value used to specify an RGB color.

The low-order byte contains a value for the relative intensity of red; the second byte contains a value for green; and the third byte contains a value for blue. The high-order byte must be zero. The maximum value for a single byte is 0xFF.

At a Glance

Header file: Windef.h
Windows CE versions: 1.0 and later

Remarks

When specifying an explicit RGB color, the COLORREF value have the following hexadecimal form:

0x00bbggrr

The low-order byte contains a value for the relative intensity of red, the second byte contains a value for green, and the third byte contains a value for blue. The high-order byte must be zero. The maximum value for a single byte is 0xFF.

See Also

GetBValue, GetGValue, GetRValue, RGB, SetBkColor