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The following program was written to understand how two different color systems related to each other, RGB and HSV. The recipe could be better written and extended further to support other color systems in addition to the two it already uses, but it is a simple example of how one might go about to understand what others speak of when talking about color. The GUI is simple to use and responsive, and the code is a good demonstration of what may need to be written to produce a demonstration such as this one.

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Python, 157 lines
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import tkinter.ttk
import colorsys

class ColorStudy(tkinter.ttk.Frame):

    LABEL = dict(width=9, anchor=tkinter.CENTER)
    SCALE = dict(orient=tkinter.HORIZONTAL, length=256, from_=0.0, to=1.0)
    VALUE = dict(text='0.0', width=5, relief=tkinter.GROOVE)
    BYTE = dict(text='00', width=3, relief=tkinter.GROOVE,
                anchor=tkinter.CENTER)
    PADDING = dict(padx=2, pady=2)

    @classmethod
    def main(cls):
        tkinter.NoDefaultRoot()
        root = tkinter.Tk()
        root.title('Color Study')
        root.resizable(False, False)
        view = cls(root)
        view.grid(row=0, column=0)
        root.mainloop()

    def __init__(self, master):
        super().__init__(master)
        # Create all the widgets.
        self.rgb_scales = self.create_rgb_scales()
        self.hsv_scales = self.create_hsv_scales()
        self.color_area = self.create_color_area()
        # Place them on the grid.
        self.rgb_scales.grid(row=0, column=0)
        self.hsv_scales.grid(row=1, column=0)
        self.color_area.grid(row=2, column=0, sticky=tkinter.EW)

    def create_rgb_scales(self):
        rgb_scales = tkinter.ttk.Labelframe(self, text='RGB Scales')
        # Create the inner widget.
        self.r_label = tkinter.ttk.Label(rgb_scales, text='Red', **self.LABEL)
        self.g_label = tkinter.ttk.Label(rgb_scales, text='Green', **self.LABEL)
        self.b_label = tkinter.ttk.Label(rgb_scales, text='Blue', **self.LABEL)
        self.r_scale = tkinter.ttk.Scale(rgb_scales, command=self.rgb_updated,
                                         **self.SCALE)
        self.g_scale = tkinter.ttk.Scale(rgb_scales, command=self.rgb_updated,
                                         **self.SCALE)
        self.b_scale = tkinter.ttk.Scale(rgb_scales, command=self.rgb_updated,
                                         **self.SCALE)
        self.r_value = tkinter.ttk.Label(rgb_scales, **self.VALUE)
        self.g_value = tkinter.ttk.Label(rgb_scales, **self.VALUE)
        self.b_value = tkinter.ttk.Label(rgb_scales, **self.VALUE)
        self.r_byte = tkinter.ttk.Label(rgb_scales, **self.BYTE)
        self.g_byte = tkinter.ttk.Label(rgb_scales, **self.BYTE)
        self.b_byte = tkinter.ttk.Label(rgb_scales, **self.BYTE)
        # Place widgets on grid.
        self.r_label.grid(row=0, column=0, **self.PADDING)
        self.g_label.grid(row=1, column=0, **self.PADDING)
        self.b_label.grid(row=2, column=0, **self.PADDING)
        self.r_scale.grid(row=0, column=1, **self.PADDING)
        self.g_scale.grid(row=1, column=1, **self.PADDING)
        self.b_scale.grid(row=2, column=1, **self.PADDING)
        self.r_value.grid(row=0, column=2, **self.PADDING)
        self.g_value.grid(row=1, column=2, **self.PADDING)
        self.b_value.grid(row=2, column=2, **self.PADDING)
        self.r_byte.grid(row=0, column=3, **self.PADDING)
        self.g_byte.grid(row=1, column=3, **self.PADDING)
        self.b_byte.grid(row=2, column=3, **self.PADDING)
        # Return the label frame.
        return rgb_scales

    def create_hsv_scales(self):
        hsv_scales = tkinter.ttk.Labelframe(self, text='HSV Scales')
        # Create the inner widget.
        self.h_label = tkinter.ttk.Label(hsv_scales, text='Hue', **self.LABEL)
        self.s_label = tkinter.ttk.Label(hsv_scales, text='Saturation',
                                         **self.LABEL)
        self.v_label = tkinter.ttk.Label(hsv_scales, text='Value', **self.LABEL)
        self.h_scale = tkinter.ttk.Scale(hsv_scales, command=self.hsv_updated,
                                         **self.SCALE)
        self.s_scale = tkinter.ttk.Scale(hsv_scales, command=self.hsv_updated,
                                         **self.SCALE)
        self.v_scale = tkinter.ttk.Scale(hsv_scales, command=self.hsv_updated,
                                         **self.SCALE)
        self.h_value = tkinter.ttk.Label(hsv_scales, **self.VALUE)
        self.s_value = tkinter.ttk.Label(hsv_scales, **self.VALUE)
        self.v_value = tkinter.ttk.Label(hsv_scales, **self.VALUE)
        self.h_byte = tkinter.ttk.Label(hsv_scales, **self.BYTE)
        self.s_byte = tkinter.ttk.Label(hsv_scales, **self.BYTE)
        self.v_byte = tkinter.ttk.Label(hsv_scales, **self.BYTE)
        # Place widgets on grid.
        self.h_label.grid(row=0, column=0, **self.PADDING)
        self.s_label.grid(row=1, column=0, **self.PADDING)
        self.v_label.grid(row=2, column=0, **self.PADDING)
        self.h_scale.grid(row=0, column=1, **self.PADDING)
        self.s_scale.grid(row=1, column=1, **self.PADDING)
        self.v_scale.grid(row=2, column=1, **self.PADDING)
        self.h_value.grid(row=0, column=2, **self.PADDING)
        self.s_value.grid(row=1, column=2, **self.PADDING)
        self.v_value.grid(row=2, column=2, **self.PADDING)
        self.h_byte.grid(row=0, column=3, **self.PADDING)
        self.s_byte.grid(row=1, column=3, **self.PADDING)
        self.v_byte.grid(row=2, column=3, **self.PADDING)
        # Return the label frame.
        return hsv_scales

    def create_color_area(self):
        color_area = tkinter.ttk.Labelframe(self, text='Color Sample')
        self.canvas = tkinter.Canvas(color_area, height=70,
                                     background='#000000')
        self.canvas.grid(row=0, column=0)
        return color_area

    def rgb_updated(self, value):
        r = self.r_scale['value']
        g = self.g_scale['value']
        b = self.b_scale['value']
        self.update_rgb(r, g, b)
        h, s, v = colorsys.rgb_to_hsv(r, g, b)
        self.update_hsv(h, s, v)
        self.update_color_area()

    def hsv_updated(self, value):
        h = self.h_scale['value']
        s = self.s_scale['value']
        v = self.v_scale['value']
        self.update_hsv(h, s, v)
        r, g, b = colorsys.hsv_to_rgb(h, s, v)
        self.update_rgb(r, g, b)
        self.update_color_area()

    def update_rgb(self, r, g, b):
        self.r_scale['value'] = r
        self.g_scale['value'] = g
        self.b_scale['value'] = b
        self.r_value['text'] = str(r)[:5]
        self.g_value['text'] = str(g)[:5]
        self.b_value['text'] = str(b)[:5]
        self.r_byte['text'] = '{:02X}'.format(round(r * 255))
        self.g_byte['text'] = '{:02X}'.format(round(g * 255))
        self.b_byte['text'] = '{:02X}'.format(round(b * 255))
        
    def update_hsv(self, h, s, v):
        self.h_scale['value'] = h
        self.s_scale['value'] = s
        self.v_scale['value'] = v
        self.h_value['text'] = str(h)[:5]
        self.s_value['text'] = str(s)[:5]
        self.v_value['text'] = str(v)[:5]
        self.h_byte['text'] = '{:02X}'.format(round(h * 255))
        self.s_byte['text'] = '{:02X}'.format(round(s * 255))
        self.v_byte['text'] = '{:02X}'.format(round(v * 255))

    def update_color_area(self):
        color = '#{}{}{}'.format(self.r_byte['text'],
                                 self.g_byte['text'],
                                 self.b_byte['text'])
        self.canvas['background'] = color

if __name__ == '__main__':
    ColorStudy.main()

1 comment

Firstal Lastif 11 years, 3 months ago  # | flag

Using Python 2.73 it does not work! Error at line 24: super().__init__(master), etc