---
name: "Graphics::ColourNames"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libgraphics-colornames-perl"
version: "1.06-1"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Graphics::ColourNames"
---

# Graphics::ColourNames(3pm)

alias for Graphics::ColorNames

## NAME

Graphics::ColourNames - alias for Graphics::ColorNames

## SYNOPSIS

```
  use Graphics::ColourNames qw( hex2tuple tuple2hex );
```

```
  tie %NameTable, 'Graphics::ColourNames', 'X';
```

```
  my $rgbhex1 = $NameTable{'green'};    # returns '00ff00'
  my $rgbhex2 = tuple2hex( 0, 255, 0 ); # returns '00ff00'
  my @rgbtup  = hex2tuple( $rgbhex );   # returns (0, 255, 0)
```

```
  my $rgbhex3 = $NameTable{'#123abc'};  # returns '123abc'
  my $rgbhex4 = $NameTable{'123abc'};   # returns '123abc'
```

## DESCRIPTION

This module is an alias for Graphics::ColorNames, using the British
 style of spelling.

It does not alter the spelling of individual colour names in colour
 schemas.

## AUTHOR

Robert Rothenberg \<rrwo at cpan.org\>

## LICENSE

Copyright (c) 2004-2005 Robert Rothenberg. All rights reserved.
 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.