Returns the color formatted as a String.
Calling myColor.toString() can be useful for debugging, as in print(myColor.toString()). It's also helpful for using p5.js with other libraries.
The parameter, format, is optional. If a format string is passed, as in myColor.toString('#rrggbb'), it will determine how the color string is formatted. By default, color strings are formatted as 'rgba(r, g, b, a)'.
Syntax
toString([format])Parameters
how the color string will be formatted. Leaving this empty formats the string as rgba(r, g, b, a). '#rgb' '#rgba' '#rrggbb' and '#rrggbbaa' format as hexadecimal color codes. 'rgb' 'hsb' and 'hsl' return the color formatted in the specified color mode. 'rgba' 'hsba' and 'hsla' are the same as above but with alpha channels. 'rgb%' 'hsb%' 'hsl%' 'rgba%' 'hsba%' and 'hsla%' format as percentages.
Returns
function setup() { createCanvas(100, 100); background(200); // Create a p5.Color object. let myColor = color('darkorchid'); // Style the text. textAlign(CENTER); textSize(16); // Display the text. text(myColor.toString('#rrggbb'), 50, 50); describe('The text "#9932cc" written in purple on a gray background.'); }