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# 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)

Related Topics

Formula Reference Tables

Merging Formula Parts in Brackets