Wednesday, June 10, 2026
HomeLanguagesPHP | Imagick colorizeImage() Function

PHP | Imagick colorizeImage() Function

The Imagick::colorizeImage() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to blends the fill color with each pixel in the image with a specified opacity.

Syntax:

bool Imagick::colorizeImage( mixed $colorize, mixed $opacity, bool $legacy = FALSE )

Parameters: This function accepts three parameters as mentioned above and described below:

  • $colorize: This parameter holds ImagickPixel object or a string which contains the colorize color.
  • $opacity: This parameter holds ImagickPixel object or float which contains the opacity. The value 1.0 represents the fully opaque and 0.0 represents fully transparent.
  • $legacy: This parameter holds a boolean which tells whether legacy behaviour is desired. Keeping it to TRUE is recommended to use string colors.

Return Value: This function returns TRUE on success.

Exceptions: This function throws ImagickException on error.

Below programs illustrate the Imagick::colorizeImage() function in PHP:

Program 1:




<?php
  
// Create a new imagick object
$imagick = new Imagick(
  
// Colorize the image
$imagick->colorizeImage('blue', 1, true);
  
header("Content-Type: image/jpg");
  
// Display the output image
echo $imagick->getImageBlob();
  
?>


Output:

Program 2:




<?php
  
// Create a new imagick object
$imagick = new Imagick(
  
// Colorize the image
$imagick->colorizeImage('orange', 0.5, true);
  
header("Content-Type: image/jpg");
  
// Display the output image
echo $imagick->getImageBlob();
  
?>


Output:

Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/imagick.colorizeimage.php

RELATED ARTICLES

Most Popular

Dominic
32515 POSTS0 COMMENTS
Milvus
131 POSTS0 COMMENTS
Nango Kala
6896 POSTS0 COMMENTS
Nicole Veronica
12012 POSTS0 COMMENTS
Nokonwaba Nkukhwana
12109 POSTS0 COMMENTS
Shaida Kate Naidoo
7019 POSTS0 COMMENTS
Ted Musemwa
7262 POSTS0 COMMENTS
Thapelo Manthata
6976 POSTS0 COMMENTS
Umr Jansen
6963 POSTS0 COMMENTS