lookup_color

ginga.colors.lookup_color(name, format='tuple')

Find RGB or hex values for a supported color.

namestr

Color name (e.g., 'red') or hash (e.g., '#ff0000'). Color name is case-sensitive.

format{‘tuple’, ‘hash’}

Desired output to be an RGB tuple or hash.

Returns:

colortuple or str

Color value as specified by format.

Raises:

KeyError

Color name is not supported.

ValueError

Invalid format.