Patent ID: 7486300
Filing Date: 2009-02-03
Classification: G09G

Abstract:
1. A method for generating a color palette for presentation via a computer user interface to facilitate user selection of colors having a consistent appearance across different platforms during computer-implemented creation of an image, the method comprising the steps of: determining achromatic colors to be located within a color palette; arranging the achromatic colors in a first contiguous grouping within the palette; placing blends of non web-safe chromatic colors in a second contiguous grouping adjacent to the first grouping within the palette; placing web-safe chromatic colors, including blends created from the web- safe chromatic colors, in a third contiguous grouping within the palette adjacent to the second contiguous grouping such that the web-safe chromatic colors can be found in the third contiguous grouping; wherein a subgroup of web-safe chromatic color blends are arranged within said third grouping to form a square wherein the colors are arranged on one side of a diagonal of the square horizontally in order of decreasing saturation towards said diagonal and vertically in order of decreasing value towards said diagonal, and the colors in the other side of the diagonal are arranged horizontally decreasing in value towards said diagonal and vertically decreasing in saturation towards said diagonal; and storing the generated color palette in a computer-readable memory for display and selection of individual colors during creation of an image on a computer by a user.