With the following script placed in a copy of the CSS Insert Color Command, you will get a readable color name instead of difficult to read hex codes.
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
require ENV['TM_SUPPORT_PATH'] + "/lib/ui" require ENV['TM_SUPPORT_PATH'] + "/lib/exit_codes" colour = STDIN.read
# http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_colornames.asp COLOURS = { 'aliceblue' => 'F0F8FF', 'antiquewhite' => 'FAEBD7', 'aqua' => '00FFFF', 'aquamarine' => '7FFFD4', 'azure' => 'F0FFFF', 'beige' => 'F5F5DC', 'bisque' => 'FFE4C4', 'black' => '000000', 'blanchedalmond' => 'FFEBCD', 'blue' => '0000FF', 'blueviolet' => '8A2BE2', 'brown' => 'A52A2A', 'burlywood' => 'DEB887', 'cadetblue' => '5F9EA0', 'chartreuse' => '7FFF00', 'chocolate' => 'D2691E', 'coral' => 'FF7F50', 'cornflowerblue' => '6495ED', 'cornsilk' => 'FFF8DC', 'crimson' => 'DC143C', 'cyan' => '00FFFF', 'darkblue' => '00008B', 'darkcyan' => '008B8B', 'darkgoldenrod' => 'B8860B', 'darkgray' => 'A9A9A9', 'darkgrey' => 'A9A9A9', 'darkgreen' => '006400', 'darkkhaki' => 'BDB76B', 'darkmagenta' => '8B008B', 'darkolivegreen' => '556B2F', 'darkorange' => 'FF8C00', 'darkorchid' => '9932CC', 'darkred' => '8B0000', 'darksalmon' => 'E9967A', 'darkseagreen' => '8FBC8F', 'darkslateblue' => '483D8B', 'darkslategray' => '2F4F4F', 'darkslategrey' => '2F4F4F', 'darkturquoise' => '00CED1', 'darkviolet' => '9400D3', 'deeppink' => 'FF1493', 'deepskyblue' => '00BFFF', 'dimgray' => '696969', 'dimgrey' => '696969', 'dodgerblue' => '1E90FF', 'firebrick' => 'B22222', 'floralwhite' => 'FFFAF0', 'forestgreen' => '228B22', 'fuchsia' => 'FF00FF', 'gainsboro' => 'DCDCDC', 'ghostwhite' => 'F8F8FF', 'gold' => 'FFD700', 'goldenrod' => 'DAA520', 'gray' => '808080', 'grey' => '808080', 'green' => '008000', 'greenyellow' => 'ADFF2F', 'honeydew' => 'F0FFF0', 'hotpink' => 'FF69B4', 'indianred' => 'CD5C5C', 'indigo' => '4B0082', 'ivory' => 'FFFFF0', 'khaki' => 'F0E68C', 'lavender' => 'E6E6FA', 'lavenderblush' => 'FFF0F5', 'lawngreen' => '7CFC00', 'lemonchiffon' => 'FFFACD', 'lightblue' => 'ADD8E6', 'lightcoral' => 'F08080', 'lightcyan' => 'E0FFFF', 'lightgoldenrodyellow' => 'FAFAD2', 'lightgray' => 'D3D3D3', 'lightgrey' => 'D3D3D3', 'lightgreen' => '90EE90', 'lightpink' => 'FFB6C1', 'lightsalmon' => 'FFA07A', 'lightseagreen' => '20B2AA', 'lightskyblue' => '87CEFA', 'lightslategray' => '778899', 'lightslategrey' => '778899', 'lightsteelblue' => 'B0C4DE', 'lightyellow' => 'FFFFE0', 'lime' => '00FF00', 'limegreen' => '32CD32', 'linen' => 'FAF0E6', 'magenta' => 'FF00FF', 'maroon' => '800000', 'mediumaquamarine' => '66CDAA', 'mediumblue' => '0000CD', 'mediumorchid' => 'BA55D3', 'mediumpurple' => '9370D8', 'mediumseagreen' => '3CB371', 'mediumslateblue' => '7B68EE', 'mediumspringgreen' => '00FA9A', 'mediumturquoise' => '48D1CC', 'mediumvioletred' => 'C71585', 'midnightblue' => '191970', 'mintcream' => 'F5FFFA', 'mistyrose' => 'FFE4E1', 'moccasin' => 'FFE4B5', 'navajowhite' => 'FFDEAD', 'navy' => '000080', 'oldlace' => 'FDF5E6', 'olive' => '808000', 'olivedrab' => '6B8E23', 'orange' => 'FFA500', 'orangered' => 'FF4500', 'orchid' => 'DA70D6', 'palegoldenrod' => 'EEE8AA', 'palegreen' => '98FB98', 'paleturquoise' => 'AFEEEE', 'palevioletred' => 'D87093', 'papayawhip' => 'FFEFD5', 'peachpuff' => 'FFDAB9', 'peru' => 'CD853F', 'pink' => 'FFC0CB', 'plum' => 'DDA0DD', 'powderblue' => 'B0E0E6', 'purple' => '800080', 'red' => 'FF0000', 'rosybrown' => 'BC8F8F', 'royalblue' => '4169E1', 'saddlebrown' => '8B4513', 'salmon' => 'FA8072', 'sandybrown' => 'F4A460', 'seagreen' => '2E8B57', 'seashell' => 'FFF5EE', 'sienna' => 'A0522D', 'silver' => 'C0C0C0', 'skyblue' => '87CEEB', 'slateblue' => '6A5ACD', 'slategray' => '708090', 'slategrey' => '708090', 'snow' => 'FFFAFA', 'springgreen' => '00FF7F', 'steelblue' => '4682B4', 'tan' => 'D2B48C', 'teal' => '008080', 'thistle' => 'D8BFD8', 'tomato' => 'FF6347', 'turquoise' => '40E0D0', 'violet' => 'EE82EE', 'wheat' => 'F5DEB3', 'white' => 'FFFFFF', 'whitesmoke' => 'F5F5F5', 'yellow' => 'FFFF00', 'yellowgreen' => '9ACD32', }
if colour.length > 0 and colour[0] != ?# colour.downcase! # Convert named colours to their hex values colour = '#' + COLOURS[colour] if COLOURS.has_key? colour end
if res = TextMate::UI.request_color(colour) manhattandistance = 800 output = nil COLOURS.values.each { |v| newdist = (res.slice(1,2).hex-v.slice(1,2).hex).abs + (res.slice(3,2).hex-v.slice(3,2).hex).abs + (res.slice(5,2).hex- v.slice(5,2).hex).abs if newdist < manhattandistance manhattandistance = newdist output = v end } COLOURS.keys.each { |k| res = k if COLOURS[k] == output } print res else TextMate.exit_discard end
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