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BUILT-IN MATHEMATICA SYMBOL
Darker
Blend
GrayLevel
ColorSlider
ImageAdjust
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Lighter
Lighter
[
color
]
represents a lighter version of the specified color.
Lighter
represents a version of the specified color lightened by a fraction
f
.
Lighter
gives a lighter version of an image.
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Lighter
gives white.
»
Lighter
gives
color
.
»
Lighter
[
color
]
is equivalent to
Lighter
.
»
Lighter
for values of
f
outside the range 0 to 1 are clipped.
Lighter
gives lighter versions of each of the
.
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EXAMPLES
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Basic Examples
(3)
Lighter version of colors:
Specify how much the color should be lightened by using a fraction:
Lighter version of an image:
Lighter version of colors:
In[1]:=
Out[1]=
In[2]:=
Out[2]=
Specify how much the color should be lightened by using a fraction:
In[1]:=
Out[1]=
Lighter version of an image:
In[1]:=
Out[1]=
Scope
(4)
With a lightening fraction of zero, the color is unchanged:
With a lightening fraction of one, the color becomes white:
The default lightening fraction is
:
Lighter
automatically threads over colors:
Applications
(2)
Use
Lighter
to construct
ColorFunction
for plots:
Use
Darker
and
Lighter
values of a particular hue as a color function:
Properties & Relations
(2)
Lighter
is a special case of
Blend
:
Lighter
and
Darker
are not commutative:
Possible Issues
(2)
Values outside of the 0, 1 range will be clipped:
Some colors may look faded during the lightening:
Neat Examples
(1)
Tilted bumpy texture:
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Darker
Blend
GrayLevel
ColorSlider
ImageAdjust
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