This is how to do it in Delphi courtesy of Zarko Gajic - shouldn't be too tricky to convert
uses Math; type TRGBColor = record Red, Green, Blue : Byte; end; THSBColor = record Hue, Saturnation, Brightness : Double; end; function RGBToHSB(rgb : TRGBColor) : THSBColor; var minRGB, maxRGB, delta : Double; h , s , b : Double ; begin H := 0.0 ; minRGB := Min(Min(rgb.Red, rgb.Green), rgb.Blue) ; maxRGB := Max(Max(rgb.Red, rgb.Green), rgb.Blue) ; delta := ( maxRGB - minRGB ) ; b := maxRGB ; if (maxRGB <> 0.0) then s := 255.0 * Delta / maxRGB else s := 0.0; if (s <> 0.0) then begin if rgb.Red = maxRGB then h := (rgb.Green - rgb.Blue) / Delta else if rgb.Green = maxRGB then h := 2.0 + (rgb.Blue - rgb.Red) / Delta else if rgb.Blue = maxRGB then h := 4.0 + (rgb.Red - rgb.Green) / Delta end else h := -1.0; h := h * 60 ; if h < 0.0 then h := h + 360.0; with result do begin Hue := h; Saturnation := s * 100 / 255; Brightness := b * 100 / 255; end; end; John Sutton -----Original Message----- From: Darren [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 11 December 2008 16:34 To: Palm Developer Forum Subject: RGB565 to HSV (Palm OS5.0 - OS5.49) hello, am in the process of developing a desk-accessorized colour-picker, and would appreciate any conversion algorithms and or code, that converts RGB565 value (31,63,31) to hue, saturation and value. many thanks, much appreciated Darren -- For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/ ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ -- For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/