Using RGB color system in Add()

[arbuthnot]

Hi guys

Is it possible to use custom defined colors using the RGB system (as in 'Custom' in the 'Plots' box) using Add()?

I now have:

Add(new Line(Color.Black, 30, "Line"));

but instead of 'Black', I'd like to stipulate, say, (67,79,104) using the RGB system to define the color.

I've tried a few ways to do this but they haven't compiled!

Any advice will be much appreciated.

[NinjaTrader_Matthew]

Hello,

You can use Color.FromArgb()

Add(new Line(Color.FromArgb(67,79,104), 30, "Line"));

[arbuthnot]

Thanks as always, Matthew. That's exactly what I needed.

Cheers.

[NinjaTrader_Matthew]

You're welcome! You can even make colors/plots transparent using the Alpha overload with this method

//set the color to 50% transparency
Add(new Line(Color.FromArgb(50, 67,79,104), 30, "Line"));

[arbuthnot]

Thanks again, Matthew. This will really help me as I may soon have 20 or so horizontal lines crossing my charts with one of my strategies - and I'll need to be able to distinguish between them!

Just to add that I've been fascinated to hear Raymond Deux (CEO of NinjaTrader) talk just now about NinjaTrader 8 on the Big Mike Trading Forum. It's going to be real fun using it!

[arbuthnot]

Hi everyone again

Rereading this thread, I realize some may chance upon it and have no idea what 'RGB' means in terms of color definition.

This is from the beginning of the Wikipedia article

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RGB_color_model

on this subject:

The RGB color model is an additive color model in which red, green, and blue light are added together in various ways to reproduce a broad array of colors. The name of the model comes from the initials of the three additive primary colors, red, green, and blue.