scheme: Generate color scheme

API: thecolorapi.com:the-color-api
Endpoint: /scheme
Response format: text/plain
Auth: unknown
Method: GET
Last Status: 200
Latency: 419ms

Description

Returns a generated color scheme based on a seed color and specified mode (monochrome, complement, triad, etc.)

Parameters (10)

callback (string, query, optional)

JSONP callback function name

cmyk (string, query, optional)

Valid CMYK color (e.g., 100,58,0,33)

count (integer, query, optional, default: 5)

Number of colors to return

format (string, query, optional, default: json)

Return format

Constraints: {'enum': ['json', 'html', 'svg']}

hex (string, query, optional)

Valid hex code without # (e.g., 0047AB)

Constraints: {'pattern': '^[0-9A-Fa-f]{6}$'}

hsl (string, query, optional)

Valid HSL color (e.g., 215,100%,34% or hsl(215,100%,34%))

mode (string, query, optional, default: analogic)

Scheme generation mode

Constraints: {'enum': ['monochrome', 'monochrome-dark', 'monochrome-light', 'analogic', 'complement', 'analogic-complement', 'triad', 'quad']}

named (boolean, query, optional, default: True)

Whether to print color names on image (SVG only)

rgb (string, query, optional)

Valid RGB color (e.g., 0,71,171 or rgb(0,71,171))

w (integer, query, optional, default: 100)

Width of resulting image (SVG format only)

Examples (2)

Generate color scheme openapi-spec 
curl 'https://www.thecolorapi.com/scheme?hex=0047AB&rgb=0%2C71%2C171&hsl=215%2C100%25%2C34%25&cmyk=100%2C58%2C0%2C33'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://www.thecolorapi.com/scheme",
    params={
        'hex': '0047AB',
        'rgb': '0,71,171',
        'hsl': '215,100%,34%',
        'cmyk': '100,58,0,33',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("thecolorapi")
result = api.fetch("scheme", hex="0047AB", rgb="0,71,171", hsl="215,100%,34%", cmyk="100,58,0,33")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://www.thecolorapi.com/scheme?hex=0047AB&rgb=0%2C71%2C171&hsl=215%2C100%25%2C34%25&cmyk=100%2C58%2C0%2C33");
const data = await resp.json();
Generate color scheme probe-gate 
curl 'https://www.thecolorapi.com/scheme?hex=0047AB&rgb=0%2C71%2C171&hsl=215%2C100%25%2C34%25&cmyk=100%2C58%2C0%2C33&mode=analogic&count=5&format=json&w=100&named=True'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://www.thecolorapi.com/scheme",
    params={
        'hex': '0047AB',
        'rgb': '0,71,171',
        'hsl': '215,100%,34%',
        'cmyk': '100,58,0,33',
        'mode': 'analogic',
        'count': '5',
        'format': 'json',
        'w': '100',
        'named': 'True',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("thecolorapi")
result = api.fetch("scheme", hex="0047AB", rgb="0,71,171", hsl="215,100%,34%", cmyk="100,58,0,33", mode="analogic", count=5, format="json", w=100, named="True")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://www.thecolorapi.com/scheme?hex=0047AB&rgb=0%2C71%2C171&hsl=215%2C100%25%2C34%25&cmyk=100%2C58%2C0%2C33&mode=analogic&count=5&format=json&w=100&named=True");
const data = await resp.json();

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