p5.js blue() function

The blue() function in p5.js is used to extract the blue value from a color or pixel array. Syntax:

blue(c)

Parameters: This function accepts single parameter c which stores the p5.Color object, color components, or CSS color. Below programs illustrate the blue() function in p5.js: Example 1: This example uses blue() function to extract the blue value from a color.

javascript

function setup() {
    
    // Create Canvas of size 300*80
    createCanvas(300, 80);
}

function draw() {
    
    // Set the background color
    background(220);
    
    // Initialize the parameter
    let c = color(0, 126, 255, 102);
    
    // Extract the blue value
    let y = blue(c);
    
    // Set the font size
    textSize(16);
    
    // Set the font color
    fill(color('red'));
    
    // Display result
    text("Blue Value is : " + y, 50, 30);
}

Output:

Example 2: This example uses blue() function to extract the blue value and fill it as grayscale integer value.

javascript

function setup() {

    // Create Canvas of size 300*80
    createCanvas(160, 180);
}

function draw() {
    
    // Set background color    
    background(220);
    
    // Initialize the color
    let c = color(0, 126, 100, 34);
    
    // Use blue() function
    let value = blue(c);
    
    // Fill the color
    fill(value);
    
    // Create rectangle
    rect(50, 15, 35, 70);
    
    // Display result
    text("Value of blue is : " + value, 22, 110);
}

Output:

Reference: https://p5js.org/reference/#/p5/blue

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