Introduction
Welcome to the documentation for PrettyColors, a library for creating beautiful color schemes in iOS apps! PrettyColors provides easy-to-use methods for generating aesthetically pleasing color palettes and applying them to your user interface.
Installation
To install PrettyColors in your iOS project, you have a few options:
- Using Cocoapods: Add the following line to your Podfile:
pod 'PrettyColors'
Runpod install
in your project directory. - Using Carthage: Add the following line to your Cartfile:
github "PrettyColors/PrettyColors"
Runcarthage update
. - Manual Installation: Download the latest release from the GitHub repository. Simply drag and drop the PrettyColors source files into your Xcode project.
Usage
Create a Color Palette
With PrettyColors, you can easily create beautiful color palettes by defining a base color. To create a color palette, follow these steps:
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Import the PrettyColors module into your file:
// Swift import PrettyColors // Objective-C @import PrettyColors;
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Start by defining a base color:
// Swift let baseColor = Color(red: 72, green: 152, blue: 219) // Objective-C PrettyColor *baseColor = [PrettyColor colorWithRGBRed:72 green:152 blue:219];
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Create a color palette using the base color:
// Swift let palette = ColorPalette(baseColor: baseColor) // Objective-C PrettyColorPalette *palette = [PrettyColorPalette paletteWithBaseColor:baseColor];
Generate Color Schemes
Once you have a color palette, you can easily generate various color schemes from it. PrettyColors provides different methods for generating complementary, analogous, monochromatic, and triadic color schemes:
// Swift
let complementaryColors = palette.complementaryColors()
let analogousColors = palette.analogousColors()
let monochromaticColors = palette.monochromaticColors()
let triadicColors = palette.triadicColors()
// Objective-C
NSArray *complementaryColors = [palette complementaryColors];
NSArray *analogousColors = [palette analogousColors];
NSArray *monochromaticColors = [palette monochromaticColors];
NSArray *triadicColors = [palette triadicColors];
Applying Color Schemes
Once you have generated a color scheme, you can easily apply it to different parts of your user interface. PrettyColors provides methods for applying color schemes to background colors, text colors, and more:
// Swift
view.backgroundColor = complementaryColors[0]
label.textColor = analogousColors[1]
button.backgroundColor = monochromaticColors[3]
textField.textColor = triadicColors[2]
// Objective-C
view.backgroundColor = complementaryColors[0];
label.textColor = analogousColors[1];
button.backgroundColor = monochromaticColors[3];
textField.textColor = triadicColors[2];
Conclusion
Congratulations on successfully setting up and using PrettyColors! With its easy-to-use methods for creating and applying color schemes, you can now enhance the visual appeal of your iOS apps. Experiment with different base colors and color schemes to create stunning user interfaces!