RGB (red, green, blue)

RGB and Color are equivalent functions. However, RGB is preferred in Basic syntax and Color is preferred in Crystal syntax.

Arguments

red is a Number value representing the red component of the resultant color, value is between 0 and 255.
green is a Number value representing the green component of the resultant color, value is between 0 and 255.
blue is a Number value representing the blue component of the resultant color, value is between 0 and 255.

Returns

Font color attribute.

Action

RGB returns the color attribute as specified by the red, green and blue components.

Typical use

To specify a custom color when writing a conditional formatting formula for the font or background color of a report field.

Example

The following example is applicable to Basic syntax:

If CurrentFieldValue > 10000 Then
formula = RGB (150,230,150)
Else
formula = RGB (10,19,200)
End If

This formula formats a Number field to display in the color as specified by RGB (150,230,150) if its current value is greater than 10000, otherwise to display it in RGB (10,19,200).