GetNearestColor

The GetNearestColor function returns a color value identifying a color from the system palette that will be displayed when the specified color value is used.

COLORREF GetNearestColor(

HDC hdc, // handle of device context
COLORREF crColor // color to be matched
);  

Parameters

hdc

Identifies the device context.

crColor

Specifies a color value that identifies a requested color.

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value identifies a color from the system palette that corresponds to the given color value.

If the function fails, the return value is CLR_INVALID. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

See Also

GetDeviceCaps, GetNearestPaletteIndex, COLORREF