Form BackGround Color[RESOLVED]

hi,

i need to know whether can i use my own colors for the background of a form.

When i go to the form-->properties-->back color, i get onl limited colors in the pallete.I need to have my own custom color as background.

The html equivalent of my colors is "#ccddff" and "#000033"

Can anyone provide me with the Windows constant for these colors?????

If this is not possible then another approach wud be that i will create a background image with thez colors.

Can anyone help me in this????

regds,
ashay

first one is RGB(204, 221, 255)
second is RGB(0, 0, 51)

ie.

VB Code:

Form1.BackColor = RGB(204, 221, 255)

:)

hi,

thanx for the reply....but i hv never used this kinda code before....
can u plz explain how do i use it to change the form back ground color.......


regds,
ashay

just edited my last reply :)

Form_Load

or command1_click

when ever you want your color to change:)

Mostly form_load

hi,

dat was real fast....n it works....thanx a lot dude :)

By the way ....mind telling me how u get the RGB values so that in the future if i need some different color i need not bother u :D

regds,
ashay

teehee, i kinda cheated ;) i used paint shop pro (it allows you to enter an HTML colour code and will give you the RGB values). not sure how you do it in code, but i'm sure there's lots of threads about it if you do a search. :)

check out BuggyProgrammer's post in this thread:

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...light=html+rgb

hi tron,

thanx a ton again.......

All thez colors r static colors.....that is i dun wanna create the colors dynamically or sumthing like that.....

so i guess i will also use the paint shop to do this :D

thanx again....

regds,
ashay

the link i just posted has the code for it btw :)

U-can-also-use-M$-frontpage
:)