---
name: "Convert::Color::X11"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libconvert-color-perl"
version: "0.18-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Convert::Color::X11"
---

# Convert::Color::X11(3pm)

named lookup of colors from X11's rgb.txt

## NAME

"Convert::Color::X11" - named lookup of colors from X11's rgb.txt

## SYNOPSIS

Directly:

```
   use Convert::Color::X11;
   my $red = Convert::Color::X11->new( 'red' );
```

Via Convert::Color:

```
   use Convert::Color;
   my $cyan = Convert::Color->new( 'x11:cyan' );
```

## DESCRIPTION

This subclass of Convert::Color::RGB8 provides lookup of color names provided by X11's *rgb.txt* file.

## CLASS METHODS

### colors

```
   @colors = Convert::Color::X11->colors;
```

Returns a list of the defined color names, in the order they were found in the *rgb.txt* file.

```
   $num_colors = Convert::Color::X11->colors;
```

When called in scalar context, this method returns the count of the number of defined colors.

## CONSTRUCTOR

### new

```
   $color = Convert::Color::X11->new( $name );
```

Returns a new object to represent the named color.

## METHODS

### name

```
   $name = $color->name;
```

The name of the VGA color.

## SEE ALSO

- •

  Convert::Color - color space conversions

## AUTHOR

Paul Evans \<leonerd@leonerd.org.uk\>