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Generate gradient color from 2 or 3 colors using JavaScript. Example: https://jsfiddle.net/e18g5f3L/
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/** | |
* You may use this function with both 2 or 3 interval colors for your gradient. | |
* For example, you want to have a gradient between Bootstrap's danger-warning-success colors. | |
*/ | |
function colorGradient(fadeFraction, rgbColor1, rgbColor2, rgbColor3) { | |
var color1 = rgbColor1; | |
var color2 = rgbColor2; | |
var fade = fadeFraction; | |
// Do we have 3 colors for the gradient? Need to adjust the params. | |
if (rgbColor3) { | |
fade = fade * 2; | |
// Find which interval to use and adjust the fade percentage | |
if (fade >= 1) { | |
fade -= 1; | |
color1 = rgbColor2; | |
color2 = rgbColor3; | |
} | |
} | |
var diffRed = color2.red - color1.red; | |
var diffGreen = color2.green - color1.green; | |
var diffBlue = color2.blue - color1.blue; | |
var gradient = { | |
red: parseInt(Math.floor(color1.red + (diffRed * fade)), 10), | |
green: parseInt(Math.floor(color1.green + (diffGreen * fade)), 10), | |
blue: parseInt(Math.floor(color1.blue + (diffBlue * fade)), 10), | |
}; | |
return 'rgb(' + gradient.red + ',' + gradient.green + ',' + gradient.blue + ')'; | |
} |
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Thanks for this. Quickly converted it to TypeScript if anyone is interested: