#!/bin/bash # Tom Hale, 2016. MIT Licence. # Print out 256 colours, with each number printed in its corresponding colour # See http://askubuntu.com/questions/821157/print-a-256-color-test-pattern-in-the-terminal/821163#821163 set -eu # Fail on errors or undeclared variables printable_colours=256 # Return a colour that contrasts with the given colour # Bash only does integer division, so keep it integral function contrast_colour { colour="$1" if (( colour < 16 )); then # Initial 16 ANSI colours (( colour == 0 )) && printf "15" || printf "0" return fi # Greyscale # rgb_R = rgb_G = rgb_B = (number - 232) * 10 + 8 if (( colour > 231 )); then # Greyscale ramp (( colour < 244 )) && printf "15" || printf "0" return fi # All other colours: # 6x6x6 colour cube = 16 + 36*R + 6*G + B # Where RGB are [0..5] # See http://stackoverflow.com/a/27165165/5353461 # r=$(( (colour-16) / 36 )) g=$(( ((colour-16) % 36) / 6 )) # b=$(( (colour-16) % 6 )) # If luminance is bright, print number in black, white otherwise. # Green contributes 587/1000 to human perceived luminance - ITU R-REC-BT.601 (( g > 2)) && printf "0" || printf "15" return # Uncomment the below for more precise luminance calculations # # Calculate percieved brightness # # See https://www.w3.org/TR/AERT#color-contrast # # and http://www.itu.int/rec/R-REC-BT.601 # # Luminance is in range 0..5000 as each value is 0..5 # luminance=$(( (r * 299) + (g * 587) + (b * 114) )) # (( $luminance > 2500 )) && printf "0" || printf "15" } # Print a coloured block with the number of that colour function print_colour { local colour="$1" contrast contrast=$(contrast_colour "$1") printf "\\e[48;5;%sm" "$colour" # Start block of colour printf "\\e[38;5;%sm%3d" "$contrast" "$colour" # In contrast, print number printf "\\e[0m " # Reset colour } # Starting at $1, print a run of $2 colours function print_run { local i for (( i = "$1"; i < "$1" + "$2" && i < printable_colours; i++ )) do print_colour "$i" done printf " " } # Print blocks of colours function print_blocks { local start="$1" i local end="$2" # inclusive local block_cols="$3" local block_rows="$4" local blocks_per_line="$5" local block_length=$((block_cols * block_rows)) # Print sets of blocks for (( i = start; i <= end; i += (blocks_per_line-1) * block_length )) do printf "\\n" # Space before each set of blocks # For each block row for (( row = 0; row < block_rows; row++ )) do # Print block columns for all blocks on the line for (( block = 0; block < blocks_per_line; block++ )) do print_run $(( i + (block * block_length) )) "$block_cols" done (( i += block_cols )) # Prepare to print the next row printf "\\n" done done } print_run 0 16 # The first 16 colours are spread over the whole spectrum printf "\\n" print_blocks 16 231 6 6 3 # 6x6x6 colour cube between 16 and 231 inclusive print_blocks 232 255 12 2 1 # Not 50, but 24 Shades of Grey