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D3.js | d3.cubehelix() Function

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The d3.cubehelix() function in D3.js is used to construct a new Cubehelix color and returns HSL properties of the specified color taken as the parameter of the function. Syntax:
d3.cubehelix(color);
Parameters: This function accepts single parameter color which specifies the CSS color. Return Value: This function returns HSL properties of the specified CSS color taken as the parameter of the function. Below programs illustrate the d3.cubehelix() function in D3.js: Example 1: javascript
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>d3.cubehelix() function</title>

    <script src='https://d3js.org/d3.v4.min.js'></script>
</head>

<body>
    <script>
        
        // Calling the d3.cubehelix() function function
        // with some parameters
        var color1 = d3.cubehelix("red");
        var color2 = d3.cubehelix("green");
        var color3 = d3.cubehelix("blue");
      
        // Getting the HSL properties
        console.log(color1);
        console.log(color2);
        console.log(color3);
    </script>
</body>

</html>
Output:
{"h":351.8102617708421, "s":1.9488976453722686, "l":0.2999994453152424, "opacity":1}
{"h":109.95916521883123, "s":1.1193720244160954, "l":0.29615736727228126, "opacity":1}
{"h":236.94217167732103, "s":4.614386868039719, "l":0.10999954957200976, "opacity":1}
Example 2: javascript
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>d3.cubehelix() function</title>

    <script src='https://d3js.org/d3.v4.min.js'></script>
</head>

<body>
    <script>
        
        // Calling the d3.cubehelix() function function
        // without any parameters
        var color = d3.cubehelix();
      
        // Getting the HSL values
        console.log(color);
    </script>
</body>

</html>
Output:
{"h":null, "s":null, "l":null, "opacity":1}
Reference: https://devdocs.io/d3~5/d3-color#cubehelix

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