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ColorFilter
open class ColorFilter
A color filter can be used with a Paint to modify the color of each pixel drawn with that paint. This is an abstract class that should never be used directly.
Summary
Public constructors
ColorFilter
ColorFilter()
Deprecated: Use subclass constructors directly instead.
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Last updated 2025-03-13 UTC.
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|\n\n|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| Known Direct Subclasses [BlendModeColorFilter](/reference/kotlin/android/graphics/BlendModeColorFilter), [ColorMatrixColorFilter](/reference/kotlin/android/graphics/ColorMatrixColorFilter), [LightingColorFilter](/reference/kotlin/android/graphics/LightingColorFilter), [PorterDuffColorFilter](/reference/kotlin/android/graphics/PorterDuffColorFilter), [RuntimeColorFilter](/reference/kotlin/android/graphics/RuntimeColorFilter) |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [BlendModeColorFilter](/reference/kotlin/android/graphics/BlendModeColorFilter) | A color filter that can be used to tint the source pixels using a single color and a specific [BlendMode](/reference/kotlin/android/graphics/BlendMode). | | [ColorMatrixColorFilter](/reference/kotlin/android/graphics/ColorMatrixColorFilter) | A color filter that transforms colors through a 4x5 color matrix. | | [LightingColorFilter](/reference/kotlin/android/graphics/LightingColorFilter) | A color filter that can be used to simulate simple lighting effects. | | [PorterDuffColorFilter](/reference/kotlin/android/graphics/PorterDuffColorFilter) | A color filter that can be used to tint the source pixels using a single color and a specific [Porter-Duff composite mode](/reference/kotlin/android/graphics/PorterDuff). | | [RuntimeColorFilter](/reference/kotlin/android/graphics/RuntimeColorFilter) | A [RuntimeColorFilter](/reference/kotlin/android/graphics/RuntimeColorFilter) calculates a per-pixel color based on the output of a user \\* defined Android Graphics Shading Language (AGSL) function. | |\n\nA color filter can be used with a [Paint](/reference/kotlin/android/graphics/Paint) to modify the color of each pixel drawn with that paint. This is an abstract class that should never be used directly.\n\nSummary\n-------\n\n| Public constructors ||\n|------------------------------------------|---|\n| [ColorFilter](#ColorFilter())`()` \u003cbr /\u003e |\n\nPublic constructors\n-------------------\n\n### ColorFilter\n\nAdded in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels) \n\n```\nColorFilter()\n```\n\n**Deprecated:** *Use subclass constructors directly instead.*"]]
