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makecol8(3alleg4)						  Allegro manual						 makecol8(3alleg4)

NAME
       makecol8,  makecol15,  makecol16, makecol24, makecol32 - Converts an RGB value into a display dependent pixel format. Allegro game program-
       ming library.

SYNOPSIS
       #include <allegro.h>

       int makecol8(int r, int g, int b);

       int makecol15(int r, int g, int b);

       int makecol16(int r, int g, int b);

       int makecol24(int r, int g, int b);

       int makecol32(int r, int g, int b);

DESCRIPTION
       These functions convert colors from a hardware independent form (red, green, and blue values ranging 0-255) into various display  dependent
       pixel formats. Converting to 15, 16, 24, or 32-bit formats only takes a few shifts, so it is fairly efficient. Converting to an 8-bit color
       involves searching the palette to find the closest match, which is quite slow unless you have set up an	RGB  mapping  table  (see  below).
       Example:

	  /* 16 bit color version of green. */
	  int green_color = makecol16(0, 255, 0);

RETURN VALUE
       Returns the requested RGB triplet in the specified color depth.

SEE ALSO
       makeacol32(3alleg4),   makecol(3alleg4),   makecol_depth(3alleg4),   makecol15_dither(3alleg4),	rgb_map(3alleg4),  bestfit_color(3alleg4),
       set_color_depth(3alleg4), exrgbhsv(3alleg4)

Allegro 							   version 4.4.2						 makecol8(3alleg4)