# NamedColorSpace Class

> Class used to define the color space in use.

- Product: Adobe PDF Library 18
- Language: .NET
- Version: APDFL18.0.5PlusP2e
- HTML page: https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/DotNet/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2e/class/NamedColorSpace
- Version index: https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/DotNet/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2e/llms.txt

```csharp
class NamedColorSpace : ColorSpace
```

**Namespace:** `Datalogics::PDFL`

**Inherits from:** [`ColorSpace`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/DotNet/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2e/class/ColorSpace.md)

## Description

Class used to define the color space in use.

**Referenced by:** [`NamedColorSpace`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/DotNet/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2e/class/NamedColorSpace.md)

**Uses types:** [`ColorSpace`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/DotNet/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2e/class/ColorSpace.md), [`NamedColorSpace`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/DotNet/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2e/class/NamedColorSpace.md), [`PDFObject`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/DotNet/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2e/class/PDFObject.md)

## Properties

### DeviceCMYK

```csharp
static ColorSpace Datalogics.PDFL.ColorSpace.DeviceCMYK { get; }
```

*static*

The DeviceCMYK color space, representing cyan, magenta, yellow, and black components.

### DeviceGray

```csharp
static ColorSpace Datalogics.PDFL.ColorSpace.DeviceGray { get; }
```

*static*

The DeviceGray color space, representing a single grayscale component.

### DeviceRGB

```csharp
static ColorSpace Datalogics.PDFL.ColorSpace.DeviceRGB { get; }
```

*static*

The DeviceRGB color space, representing red, green, and blue components.

### DeviceRGBA

```csharp
static ColorSpace Datalogics.PDFL.ColorSpace.DeviceRGBA { get; }
```

*static*

The DeviceRGBA color space, representing red, green, blue, and alpha components.

### Lab

```csharp
static ColorSpace Datalogics.PDFL.ColorSpace.Lab { get; }
```

*static*

The CIE-based L*a*b* color space.

### LabA

```csharp
static ColorSpace Datalogics.PDFL.ColorSpace.LabA { get; }
```

*static*

The CIE-based L*a*b* color space with an alpha component.

### Name

```csharp
string Datalogics.PDFL.ColorSpace.Name { get; }
```

### NumComponents

```csharp
int Datalogics.PDFL.ColorSpace.NumComponents { get; }
```

### PDFObject

```csharp
PDFObject Datalogics.PDFL.ColorSpace.PDFObject { get; }
```

## Methods

### Dispose

```csharp
void Datalogics.PDFL.ColorSpace.Dispose()
```

**Returns:** `void`

### Equals

```csharp
override bool Datalogics.PDFL.NamedColorSpace.Equals(object obj)
```

**Parameters**

- `obj` (`object`)

**Returns:** `override bool`

### MakeDeviceRGBA

```csharp
static NamedColorSpace Datalogics.PDFL.NamedColorSpace.MakeDeviceRGBA()
```

*static*

**Returns:** [`NamedColorSpace`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/DotNet/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2e/class/NamedColorSpace.md)

A new NamedColorSpace for DeviceRGBA (4 components: red, green, blue, alpha).

Creates a NamedColorSpace representing the DeviceRGBA color space.

### ToString

```csharp
override string Datalogics.PDFL.ColorSpace.ToString()
```

**Returns:** `override string`

A string describing this ColorSpace.

Convert a ColorSpace to a string representation.

### operator!=

```csharp
static bool Datalogics.PDFL.ColorSpace.operator!=(ColorSpace a, ColorSpace b)
```

*static*

**Parameters**

- `a` ([`ColorSpace`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/DotNet/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2e/class/ColorSpace.md)): The first ColorSpace to compare.
- `b` ([`ColorSpace`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/DotNet/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2e/class/ColorSpace.md)): The second ColorSpace to compare.

**Returns:** `bool`

true if the two ColorSpace objects are not equal; false otherwise.

Test two ColorSpace objects for inequality.

### operator==

```csharp
static bool Datalogics.PDFL.ColorSpace.operator==(ColorSpace a, ColorSpace b)
```

*static*

**Parameters**

- `a` ([`ColorSpace`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/DotNet/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2e/class/ColorSpace.md)): The first ColorSpace to compare.
- `b` ([`ColorSpace`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/DotNet/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2e/class/ColorSpace.md)): The second ColorSpace to compare.

**Returns:** `bool`

true if the two ColorSpace objects are equal; false otherwise.

Test two ColorSpace objects for equality.