pyvista.Color.name#

property Color.name: str | None[source]#

Get the color name.

Returns:

str | None: The color name, in case this color has a name; otherwise None.

Notes

Refer to the table below for a list of supported colors.

Name	Hex value	Example
`"aliceblue"`	`#F0F8FF`
`"antiquewhite"`	`#FAEBD7`
`"aquamarine"`	`#7FFFD4`
`"azure"`	`#F0FFFF`
`"beige"`	`#F5F5DC`
`"bisque"`	`#FFE4C4`
`"black"` or `"k"`	`#000000`
`"blanchedalmond"`	`#FFEBCD`
`"blue"` or `"b"`	`#0000FF`
`"blueviolet"`	`#8A2BE2`
`"brown"`	`#654321`
`"burlywood"`	`#DEB887`
`"cadetblue"`	`#5F9EA0`
`"chartreuse"`	`#7FFF00`
`"chocolate"`	`#D2691E`
`"coral"`	`#FF7F50`
`"cornflowerblue"`	`#6495ED`
`"cornsilk"`	`#FFF8DC`
`"crimson"`	`#DC143C`
`"cyan"` or `"c"` or `"aqua"`	`#00FFFF`
`"darkblue"`	`#00008B`
`"darkcyan"`	`#008B8B`
`"darkgoldenrod"`	`#B8860B`
`"darkgray"` or `"darkgrey"`	`#A9A9A9`
`"darkgreen"`	`#006400`
`"darkkhaki"`	`#BDB76B`
`"darkmagenta"`	`#8B008B`
`"darkolivegreen"`	`#556B2F`
`"darkorange"`	`#FF8C00`
`"darkorchid"`	`#9932CC`
`"darkred"`	`#8B0000`
`"darksalmon"`	`#E9967A`
`"darkseagreen"`	`#8FBC8F`
`"darkslateblue"`	`#483D8B`
`"darkslategray"` or `"darkslategrey"`	`#2F4F4F`
`"darkturquoise"`	`#00CED1`
`"darkviolet"`	`#9400D3`
`"deeppink"`	`#FF1493`
`"deepskyblue"`	`#00BFFF`
`"dimgray"` or `"dimgrey"`	`#696969`
`"dodgerblue"`	`#1E90FF`
`"firebrick"`	`#B22222`
`"floralwhite"`	`#FFFAF0`
`"forestgreen"`	`#228B22`
`"gainsboro"`	`#DCDCDC`
`"ghostwhite"`	`#F8F8FF`
`"gold"`	`#FFD700`
`"goldenrod"`	`#DAA520`
`"gray"` or `"grey"`	`#808080`
`"green"` or `"g"`	`#008000`
`"greenyellow"`	`#ADFF2F`
`"honeydew"`	`#F0FFF0`
`"hotpink"`	`#FF69B4`
`"indianred"`	`#CD5C5C`
`"indigo"`	`#4B0082`
`"ivory"`	`#FFFFF0`
`"khaki"`	`#F0E68C`
`"lavender"`	`#E6E6FA`
`"lavenderblush"`	`#FFF0F5`
`"lawngreen"`	`#7CFC00`
`"lemonchiffon"`	`#FFFACD`
`"lightblue"`	`#ADD8E6`
`"lightcoral"`	`#F08080`
`"lightcyan"`	`#E0FFFF`
`"lightgoldenrodyellow"`	`#FAFAD2`
`"lightgray"` or `"lightgrey"`	`#D3D3D3`
`"lightgreen"`	`#90EE90`
`"lightpink"`	`#FFB6C1`
`"lightsalmon"`	`#FFA07A`
`"lightseagreen"`	`#20B2AA`
`"lightskyblue"`	`#87CEFA`
`"lightslategray"` or `"lightslategrey"`	`#778899`
`"lightsteelblue"`	`#B0C4DE`
`"lightyellow"`	`#FFFFE0`
`"lime"`	`#00FF00`
`"limegreen"`	`#32CD32`
`"linen"`	`#FAF0E6`
`"magenta"` or `"m"` or `"fuchsia"`	`#FF00FF`
`"maroon"`	`#800000`
`"mediumaquamarine"`	`#66CDAA`
`"mediumblue"`	`#0000CD`
`"mediumorchid"`	`#BA55D3`
`"mediumpurple"`	`#9370DB`
`"mediumseagreen"`	`#3CB371`
`"mediumslateblue"`	`#7B68EE`
`"mediumspringgreen"`	`#00FA9A`
`"mediumturquoise"`	`#48D1CC`
`"mediumvioletred"`	`#C71585`
`"midnightblue"`	`#191970`
`"mintcream"`	`#F5FFFA`
`"mistyrose"`	`#FFE4E1`
`"moccasin"`	`#FFE4B5`
`"navajowhite"`	`#FFDEAD`
`"navy"`	`#000080`
`"oldlace"`	`#FDF5E6`
`"olive"`	`#808000`
`"olivedrab"`	`#6B8E23`
`"orange"`	`#FFA500`
`"orangered"`	`#FF4500`
`"orchid"`	`#DA70D6`
`"palegoldenrod"`	`#EEE8AA`
`"palegreen"`	`#98FB98`
`"paleturquoise"`	`#AFEEEE`
`"palevioletred"`	`#DB7093`
`"papayawhip"`	`#FFEFD5`
`"paraview_background"` or `"pv"` or `"paraview"`	`#52576e`
`"peachpuff"`	`#FFDAB9`
`"peru"`	`#CD853F`
`"pink"`	`#FFC0CB`
`"plum"`	`#DDA0DD`
`"powderblue"`	`#B0E0E6`
`"purple"`	`#800080`
`"raw_sienna"`	`#965434`
`"rebeccapurple"`	`#663399`
`"red"` or `"r"`	`#FF0000`
`"rosybrown"`	`#BC8F8F`
`"royalblue"`	`#4169E1`
`"saddlebrown"`	`#8B4513`
`"salmon"`	`#FA8072`
`"sandybrown"`	`#F4A460`
`"seagreen"`	`#2E8B57`
`"seashell"`	`#FFF5EE`
`"sienna"`	`#A0522D`
`"silver"`	`#C0C0C0`
`"skyblue"`	`#87CEEB`
`"slateblue"`	`#6A5ACD`
`"slategray"` or `"slategrey"`	`#708090`
`"snow"`	`#FFFAFA`
`"springgreen"`	`#00FF7F`
`"steelblue"`	`#4682B4`
`"tan"`	`#D2B48C`
`"teal"`	`#008080`
`"thistle"`	`#D8BFD8`
`"tomato"`	`#FF6347`
`"turquoise"`	`#40E0D0`
`"violet"`	`#EE82EE`
`"wheat"`	`#F5DEB3`
`"white"` or `"w"`	`#FFFFFF`
`"whitesmoke"`	`#F5F5F5`
`"yellow"` or `"y"`	`#FFFF00`
`"yellowgreen"`	`#9ACD32`
`"tab:blue"`	`#1f77b4`
`"tab:orange"`	`#ff7f0e`
`"tab:green"`	`#2ca02c`
`"tab:red"`	`#d62728`
`"tab:purple"`	`#9467bd`
`"tab:brown"`	`#8c564b`
`"tab:pink"`	`#e377c2`
`"tab:gray"`	`#7f7f7f`
`"tab:olive"`	`#bcbd22`
`"tab:cyan"`	`#17becf`

Examples

Create a blue color with half opacity.

>>> import pyvista as pv
>>> c = pv.Color("blue", default_opacity=0.5)
>>> c
Color(name='blue', hex='#0000ff80', opacity=128)