Applying Colour to Formula Parts
Use the command color to apply colour to the subsequent formula part.
The example below creates a formula where a is shown using the default colour (black) and b is shown in red.
a + color red b
Be aware that the color command only changes the colour of the formula part that comes immediately after it. For example, in the formula below only b will be shown in red, whereas c will be shown in black.
a + color red b + c
Use braces to apply colour to more parts of the formula. In the following example, b and c are shown in red.
a + color red { b + c }
A list with predefined colour names is available here.
Using RGB colours
Use the command color rgb to apply colours using RGB (Red, Green, Blue) values.
color rgb 192 0 128 var
RGB values range between 0 and 255.
Using hex notation
Use the command color hex to apply colours using the hexadecimal notation.
color hex C00080 var
Combining colour with other commands
It is possible to combine the color command with other commands as bold, italic or size.
The example below writes var in bold blue:
color blue bold var
To change colour and font size, use color in combination with size and the desired font size.
color blue size 20 var
Predefined colour names
LibreOffice provides a set of predefined colour names that can be used along with the color command.
|
Markup language |
Colour |
Hex value |
RGB values |
|---|---|---|---|
|
aqua or cyan |
Aqua |
00FFFF |
rgb(0, 255, 255) |
|
black |
Black |
000000 |
rgb(0, 0, 0) |
|
blue |
Blue |
0000FF |
rgb(0, 0, 255) |
|
coral |
Coral |
FF7F50 |
rgb(255, 127, 80) |
|
crimson |
Crimson |
DC143C |
rgb(220, 20, 60) |
|
fuchsia or magenta |
Fuchsia |
FF00FF |
rgb(255, 0, 255) |
|
gray or grey |
Grey |
808080 |
rgb(128, 128, 128) |
|
green |
Green |
008000 |
rgb(0, 128, 0) |
|
hotpink |
Hot pink |
FF69B4 |
rgb(255, 105, 180) |
|
indigo |
Indigo |
4B0082 |
rgb(75, 0, 130) |
|
lavender |
Lavender |
E6E6FA |
rgb(230, 230, 250) |
|
lime |
Lime |
00FF00 |
rgb(0, 255, 0) |
|
maroon |
Maroon |
800000 |
rgb(128, 0, 0) |
|
midnightblue |
Midnight |
191970 |
rgb(25, 25, 112) |
|
navy |
Navy |
000080 |
rgb(0, 0, 128) |
|
olive |
Olive |
808000 |
rgb(128, 128, 0) |
|
orange |
Orange |
FFA500 |
rgb(255, 165, 0) |
|
orangered |
Orange red |
FF4500 |
rgb(255, 69, 0) |
|
purple |
Purple |
0x800080 |
rgb(128, 0, 128) |
|
red |
Red |
FF0000 |
rgb(255, 0, 0) |
|
seagreen |
Sea green |
2E8B57 |
rgb(46, 139, 87) |
|
silver |
Silver |
C0C0C0 |
rgb(192, 192, 192) |
|
teal |
Teal |
008080 |
rgb(0, 128, 128) |
|
violet |
Violet |
EE82EE |
rgb(238, 130, 238) |
|
yellow |
Yellow |
FFFF00 |
rgb(255, 255, 0) |