The Color API

The Color API was created by Josh to allow programmatic access to color transposition and color cheme generation.

You can consume the API at either

• The JSON(P) endpoints (Read the docs here), or
• The HTML interface, accessible either through the homepage or by specifying `&format=html` on any API request.

Try Josh's favorite, for example (HTML version).

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Is it any good?

Every color object returned by the API

• Is named (from a matched dataset of over 2000 names+colors)
  e.g. #24B1E0 == Cerulean
• Has an image URL for demonstration
  e.g. #24B1E0 image
• Is transposed into hex, rgb, cmyk, hsl, hsv and XYZ
• Is matched to a best-contrast color for text overlay, etc.

Every scheme object returned by the API is seeded by the color of your request and can be any length you specify (within limits). Scheme options include `monochrome`, `monochrome-dark`, `monochrome-light`, `analogic`, `complement`, `analogic-complement`, `triad` and `quad`.

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The API is open to all, no keys required.