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Usage: Lightens a color.; This template can be substituted (provided that the optional format template is substitutable).

Input

first 3 parameters: color to lighten as R, G, B color values, each numeric and in range 0..255
fourth parameter: amount by which to lighten in % (0 = no change, 100 = white)
optional format parameter: name of a template to format the RGB values (the default is ((Hex3)) an alternative is ((RGB)))

Output

lightened color as hexadecimal color code (if using Hex3)

Example

((Hex3|240|160|200)) gives #F0A0C8
((Lighten|240|160|200| 0 )) gives #F0A0C8
((Lighten|240|160|200| 20)) gives #F3B3D3
((Lighten|240|160|200| 50)) gives #F8D0E4
((Lighten|240|160|200| 80)) gives #FCECF4
((Lighten|240|160|200|100)) gives #FFFFFF

((subst:Hex3|240|160|200)) gives #F0A0C8
((subst:Lighten|240|160|200| 20)) gives #F3B3D3
((subst:Lighten|240|160|200| 50)) gives #F8D0E4
((subst:Lighten|240|160|200| 80)) gives #FCECF4
((subst:Lighten|240|160|200|100)) gives #FFFFFF

((RGB|240|160|200)) gives rgb(240,160,200)
((Lighten|240|160|200| 0 |format=RGB)) gives rgb(240,160,200)
((Lighten|240|160|200| 20|format=RGB)) gives rgb(243,179,211)
((Lighten|240|160|200| 50|format=RGB)) gives rgb(248,208,228)
((Lighten|240|160|200| 80|format=RGB)) gives rgb(252,236,244)
((Lighten|240|160|200|100|format=RGB)) gives rgb(255,255,255)

((subst:RGB|240|160|200)) gives rgb(240,160,200)
((subst:Lighten|240|160|200| 0 |format=RGB)) gives rgb(240,160,200)
((subst:Lighten|240|160|200| 20|format=RGB)) gives rgb(243,179,211)
((subst:Lighten|240|160|200| 50|format=RGB)) gives rgb(248,208,228)
((subst:Lighten|240|160|200| 80|format=RGB)) gives rgb(252,236,244)
((subst:Lighten|240|160|200|100|format=RGB)) gives rgb(255,255,255)

See also

((Lighten1))
((Darken))
((Darken1))
((Hex3)) (RGB color formatter)
((RGB)) (RGB color formatter)

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