# ColorSpace Class

> Base class for all color spaces.

- Product: Adobe PDF Library 21
- Language: .NET Framework
- Version: APDFL21.0.0PlusP1e
- HTML page: https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl21/DotNetFramework/APDFL21.0.0PlusP1e/class/ColorSpace
- Version index: https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl21/DotNetFramework/APDFL21.0.0PlusP1e/llms.txt

```csharp
class ColorSpace : SystemIDisposable
```

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

**Inherits from:** `SystemIDisposable`

**Derived classes:** [`CalGrayColorSpace`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl21/DotNetFramework/APDFL21.0.0PlusP1e/class/CalGrayColorSpace.md), [`CalRGBColorSpace`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl21/DotNetFramework/APDFL21.0.0PlusP1e/class/CalRGBColorSpace.md), [`DeviceNColorSpace`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl21/DotNetFramework/APDFL21.0.0PlusP1e/class/DeviceNColorSpace.md), [`ICCBasedColorSpace`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl21/DotNetFramework/APDFL21.0.0PlusP1e/class/ICCBasedColorSpace.md), [`IndexedColorSpace`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl21/DotNetFramework/APDFL21.0.0PlusP1e/class/IndexedColorSpace.md), [`LabColorSpace`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl21/DotNetFramework/APDFL21.0.0PlusP1e/class/LabColorSpace.md), [`NamedColorSpace`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl21/DotNetFramework/APDFL21.0.0PlusP1e/class/NamedColorSpace.md), [`SeparationColorSpace`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl21/DotNetFramework/APDFL21.0.0PlusP1e/class/SeparationColorSpace.md)

## Description

Base class for all color spaces.

**Referenced by:** [`AxialShadingPattern`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl21/DotNetFramework/APDFL21.0.0PlusP1e/class/AxialShadingPattern.md), [`CalGrayColorSpace`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl21/DotNetFramework/APDFL21.0.0PlusP1e/class/CalGrayColorSpace.md), [`CalRGBColorSpace`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl21/DotNetFramework/APDFL21.0.0PlusP1e/class/CalRGBColorSpace.md), [`Color`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl21/DotNetFramework/APDFL21.0.0PlusP1e/class/Color.md), [`ColorSpace`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl21/DotNetFramework/APDFL21.0.0PlusP1e/class/ColorSpace.md), [`Content`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl21/DotNetFramework/APDFL21.0.0PlusP1e/class/Content.md), [`DeviceNColorSpace`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl21/DotNetFramework/APDFL21.0.0PlusP1e/class/DeviceNColorSpace.md), [`DrawParams`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl21/DotNetFramework/APDFL21.0.0PlusP1e/class/DrawParams.md), [`ICCBasedColorSpace`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl21/DotNetFramework/APDFL21.0.0PlusP1e/class/ICCBasedColorSpace.md), [`Image`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl21/DotNetFramework/APDFL21.0.0PlusP1e/class/Image.md), [`IndexedColorSpace`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl21/DotNetFramework/APDFL21.0.0PlusP1e/class/IndexedColorSpace.md), [`LabColorSpace`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl21/DotNetFramework/APDFL21.0.0PlusP1e/class/LabColorSpace.md), [`NamedColorSpace`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl21/DotNetFramework/APDFL21.0.0PlusP1e/class/NamedColorSpace.md), [`PageImageParams`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl21/DotNetFramework/APDFL21.0.0PlusP1e/class/PageImageParams.md), [`SeparationColorSpace`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl21/DotNetFramework/APDFL21.0.0PlusP1e/class/SeparationColorSpace.md), [`Shading`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl21/DotNetFramework/APDFL21.0.0PlusP1e/class/Shading.md), [`ShadingPattern`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl21/DotNetFramework/APDFL21.0.0PlusP1e/class/ShadingPattern.md)

**Uses types:** [`ColorSpace`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl21/DotNetFramework/APDFL21.0.0PlusP1e/class/ColorSpace.md), [`PDFObject`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl21/DotNetFramework/APDFL21.0.0PlusP1e/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; }
```

The name of the color space. A named color space may be named something like DeviceRGB. More complicated color spaces may have a name like Indexed or ICCBased.

### NumComponents

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

The number of components in the color space.

For example, DeviceGray has 1 component, DeviceRGB has 3, and DeviceCMYK has 4.

### PDFObject

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

Get the PDFObject associated with the color space. This may be a PDFName, PDFDict, PDFStream, or PDFArray.

## Methods

### Dispose

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

**Returns:** `void`

### Equals

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

**Parameters**

- `obj` (`object`)

**Returns:** `override bool`

### 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/apdfl21/DotNetFramework/APDFL21.0.0PlusP1e/class/ColorSpace.md)): The first ColorSpace to compare.
- `b` ([`ColorSpace`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl21/DotNetFramework/APDFL21.0.0PlusP1e/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/apdfl21/DotNetFramework/APDFL21.0.0PlusP1e/class/ColorSpace.md)): The first ColorSpace to compare.
- `b` ([`ColorSpace`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl21/DotNetFramework/APDFL21.0.0PlusP1e/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.