color-composite

Composite semitransparent colors.

const { composite } = require('color-composite')
 
const out = composite([
  'rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.3)',
  'rgba(0, 255, 0, 0.3)',
  'rgba(0, 0, 255, 0.3)'
])
 
console.log(out)
// => { space: 'rgb', values: [116, 82, 57], alpha: 0.657 }

Install

npm i color-composite

Usage

composite([ top, ..., bottom ])

Composite an array of colors from top to bottom into one color.

Takes color strings or objects as input. Returns a color object.

const { composite } = require('color-composite')
 
composite([
  'rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.3)',
  'rgba(0, 255, 0, 0.3)',
  'rgba(0, 0, 255, 0.3)'
])
// => { space: 'rgb', values: [116, 82, 57], alpha: 0.657 }

over(a, b)

Compsites color A over color B.

Takes color strings or objects as input. Returns a color object.

const { over } = require('color-composite')
 
over(
  'rgba(127, 195, 255, 0.5)',
  'rgba(195, 127, 255, 0.75)'
)
// => { space: 'rgb', values: [156, 166, 255], alpha: 0.875 }

Made from the Alpha compositing "over operator" on Wikipedia.