# GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing.BlendMode

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  <h1 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Drawing_BlendMode" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing.BlendMode" class="text-break">BlendMode Enum
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  <div class="markdown level0 summary"><p>Defines methods of mixing source and destination colors when drawing.</p>
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  <h6><strong>Namespace</strong>: <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing.html">GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing</a></h6>
  <h6><strong>Assembly</strong>: DS.Documents.Imaging.dll</h6>
  <h5 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Drawing_BlendMode_syntax">Syntax</h5>
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    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public enum BlendMode</code></pre>
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    <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Enum BlendMode</code></pre>
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  <h3 id="fields">Fields
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        <th>Name</th>
        <th>Description</th>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_Documents_Drawing_BlendMode_Color">Color</td>
        <td><p>Creates a color with the hue and saturation of the source color and the luminosity of the backdrop color.</p>
<p>This preserves the gray levels of the backdrop and is useful for coloring monochrome images or tinting color images.</p>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_Documents_Drawing_BlendMode_ColorBurn">ColorBurn</td>
        <td><p>Darkens the backdrop color to reflect the source color.</p>
<p>Painting with white produces no change.</p>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_Documents_Drawing_BlendMode_ColorDodge">ColorDodge</td>
        <td><p>Brightens the backdrop color to reflect the source color.</p>
<p>Painting with black produces no changes.</p>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_Documents_Drawing_BlendMode_Darken">Darken</td>
        <td><p>Selects the darker of the backdrop and source colors.</p>
<p>The backdrop is replaced with the source where the source is darker; otherwise, it is left unchanged.</p>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_Documents_Drawing_BlendMode_Difference">Difference</td>
        <td><p>Subtracts the darker of the two constituent colors from the lighter color.</p>
<p>Painting with white inverts the backdrop color; painting with black produces no change.</p>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_Documents_Drawing_BlendMode_Exclusion">Exclusion</td>
        <td><p>Produces an effect similar to that of the Difference mode but lower in contrast.</p>
<p>Painting with white inverts the backdrop color; painting with black produces no change.</p>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_Documents_Drawing_BlendMode_HardLight">HardLight</td>
        <td><p>Multiplies or screens the colors, depending on the source color value.</p>
<p>The effect is similar to shining a harsh spotlight on the backdrop.</p>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_Documents_Drawing_BlendMode_Hue">Hue</td>
        <td><p>Creates a color with the hue of the source color and the saturation and luminosity of the backdrop color.</p>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_Documents_Drawing_BlendMode_Lighten">Lighten</td>
        <td><p>Selects the lighter of the backdrop and source colors.</p>
<p>The backdrop is replaced with the source where the source is lighter; otherwise, it is left unchanged.</p>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_Documents_Drawing_BlendMode_Luminosity">Luminosity</td>
        <td><p>Creates a color with the luminosity of the source color and the hue and saturation of the backdrop color.</p>
<p>This produces an inverse effect to that of the Color mode.</p>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_Documents_Drawing_BlendMode_Multiply">Multiply</td>
        <td><p>The source color is multiplied by the destination color and replaces the destination.</p>
<p>The resultant color is always at least as dark as either the source or destination color.</p>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_Documents_Drawing_BlendMode_Normal">Normal</td>
        <td><p>No blending takes place. The source color replaces the destination color.</p>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_Documents_Drawing_BlendMode_Overlay">Overlay</td>
        <td><p>Multiplies or screens the colors, depending on the backdrop color value.</p>
<p>Source colors overlay the backdrop while preserving its highlights and shadows.</p>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_Documents_Drawing_BlendMode_Saturation">Saturation</td>
        <td><p>Creates a color with the saturation of the source color and the hue and luminosity of the backdrop color.</p>
<p>Painting with this mode in an area of the backdrop that is a pure gray (no saturation) produces no change.</p>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_Documents_Drawing_BlendMode_Screen">Screen</td>
        <td><p>Multiplies the complements of the backdrop and source color values, then complements the result.</p>
<p>The result color is always at least as light as either of the two constituent colors.</p>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_Documents_Drawing_BlendMode_SoftLight">SoftLight</td>
        <td><p>Darkens or lightens the colors, depending on the source color value.</p>
<p>The effect is similar to shining a diffused spotlight on the backdrop.</p>
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