Colors.Dev is dedicated to advancing a practical and consistent standard for digital color manipulation through robust, open-source tools and data resources.
One of our primary initiatives—currently in an active data-gathering phase—is addressing the “naming gap” within the 24-bit color spectrum. While modern displays can represent over 16.7 million colors, only a small fraction have widely recognized names. Our goal is to research, catalog, and help define meaningful naming conventions by collaborating with global organizations, registries, and the developer community.
Beyond naming, Colors.Dev is working toward a unified framework for color classification and color space interoperability. By standardizing how colors are described, converted, and referenced across systems, we aim to simplify color workflows for developers, designers, and software platforms worldwide.
Community participation and collaboration are strongly encouraged as we continue building an open ecosystem for color science and digital color tooling.
Repository: Colors.Dev
A high-performance, cross-platform C library designed for efficient color computation with seamless .NET interoperability.
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Full 24-bit true color support for console rendering and visualization
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Precise mathematical implementations for major color spaces:
- RGB
- HSV / HSB
- HSL
- CMYK
- XYZ
- LAB
- LUV
- LCH
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Designed with no external dependencies
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Available as static or dynamic libraries for flexible integration
The repository includes example console demonstrations in both C and C# to illustrate integration and usage.