Open the color palette
- Last UpdatedMay 28, 2025
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The color palette appears when you select a colored square in the Properties panel or you select one of the color tools to apply line, fill, or text color to a selected object.
Open the color palette
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In a configuration screen, select the colored square next to the Color field.
The Color dialog appears.

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Select the Basic and Web tabs to access other classic color palette.
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Do any of the following:
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Select anywhere in the color display and use the slider to adjust the color. To specify that you want 100% of the color with no white or black, press ALT + O.
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Type values in the Red, Green and Blue boxes to define a color. You can experiment with these values by observing the color matrix. Notice the values for hue, saturation and luminosity also change.
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Type values in the Hue, Sat,and Lum boxes to define a color. As you change any of these values, the red, green, and blue scales change to match.
Hue is a discrete color value, where 0 is red, 60 is yellow, 120 is green, 180 is cyan, 200 is magenta, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is the amount of color in a specified hue, up to a maximum of 240.
Luminosity is the brightness of a color.
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Select OK.
The color dialog closes and the color you selected is applied.