---
name: "gl_setrgbpalette"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libsvga1-dev"
version: "1:1.4.3-33"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gl_setrgbpalette"
---

# gl\_setrgbpalette(3)

set a 256-color RGB palette

## NAME

gl\_setrgbpalette - set a 256-color RGB palette

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<vgagl.h\>**

**void gl\_setrgbpalette(void)**

## DESCRIPTION

Sets 256-color RGB palette (bits 0 - 2 blue, 3 - 5 green, 6 - 7 red).

Call this prior to using [**gl\_getpixelrgb**(3)](/gl_getpixelrgb/3.md), [**gl\_rgbcolor**(3)](/gl_rgbcolor/3.md), or  [**gl\_setpixelrgb**(3)](/gl_setpixelrgb/3.md) in 256 color modes.

## SEE ALSO

[**svgalib**(7)](/svgalib/7.md), [**vgagl**(7)](/vgagl/7.md), **svgalib.conf**(5), **threedkit**(7), **testgl**(1), **plane**(1), **wrapdemo**(1), [**gl\_getpixelrgb**(3)](/gl_getpixelrgb/3.md), [**gl\_rgbcolor**(3)](/gl_rgbcolor/3.md), [**gl\_setpalette**(3)](/gl_setpalette/3.md), [**gl\_setpalettecolor**(3)](/gl_setpalettecolor/3.md), [**gl\_setpalettecolors**(3)](/gl_setpalettecolors/3.md), [**gl\_setpixelrgb**(3)](/gl_setpixelrgb/3.md).

## AUTHOR

This manual page was edited by Michael Weller \<eowmob@exp-math.uni-essen.de\>. The exact source of the referenced demo as well as of the original documentation is unknown.

It is very likely that both are at least to some extent are due to Harm Hanemaayer \<H.Hanemaayer@inter.nl.net\>.

Occasionally this might be wrong. I hereby asked to be excused by the original author and will happily accept any additions or corrections to this first version of the svgalib manual.