---
name: "Image.makeColour"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Image.makeColour"
---

# Image.makeColour(3kaya)

Allocate a colour.

## NAME

Image::makeColour - Allocate a colour.

## SYNOPSIS

**Colour makeColour(** *Image img, Int r, Int g, Int b, Int a=0* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**img** The image

**r** The red channel (0..255)

**g** The green channel (0..255)

**b** The blue channel (0..255)

**a** The alpha channel (0..127). 127 represents full transparency. This argument may be omitted for a default of 0 (fully opaque)

## DESCRIPTION

Allocate the specified colour for use in the image.

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.