Creates a new color definition for IDML. This would be used when you need to create custom colors that don't already exist in the document.

Creates a complete color XML definition for insertion into an IDMS document.

Parameters

• name: The name of the color.
• options: Options for the color definition.

Options

• :type - Color type, one of "cmyk", "rgb", "lab", "hex", etc.
• :values - List of color values or hex string for hex type.
• :space - Color space (defaults based on type).
• :model - Color model (defaults to "Process").
• :visible - Whether the color is visible (defaults to true).
• :editable - Whether the color is editable (defaults to true).
• :removable - Whether the color is removable (defaults to true).

Examples

iex> Idmlx.StyleCreator.ColorHelper.create_color_xml("MochaMousse", %{
...>   type: "cmyk",
...>   values: [30, 50, 75, 10]
...> })
# Returns XML string with the color definition

iex> Idmlx.StyleCreator.ColorHelper.create_color_xml("BrightRed", %{
...>   type: "hex",
...>   values: "#FF0000"
...> })
# Returns XML string with converted CMYK color definition

Formats a color object or name into the format expected by InDesign.

Examples

iex> Idmlx.StyleCreator.ColorHelper.format_color("Black")
"Color/Black"

iex> Idmlx.StyleCreator.ColorHelper.format_color(%{type: "cmyk", values: [0, 0, 0, 100]})
# Would return an appropriate CMYK color reference

iex> Idmlx.StyleCreator.ColorHelper.format_color(%{type: "hex", values: "#FF0000"})
# Would convert hex to CMYK and return appropriate reference

Converts a hex color value to CMYK values. Returns a tuple of {C, M, Y, K} values as percentages (0-100).

Examples

iex> Idmlx.StyleCreator.ColorHelper.hex_to_cmyk("#FF0000")
{0, 100, 100, 0}

iex> Idmlx.StyleCreator.ColorHelper.hex_to_cmyk("#000000")
{0, 0, 0, 100}

Converts RGB values (0-255) to CMYK values (0-100).