Since iOS 13, the colors getting assigned to UIControls don't seem to be the same colors that ultimately end up getting displayed.
Here is an example that can be copy & pasted into an xcode playground:
import UIKit
import PlaygroundSupport
// https://www.hackingwithswift.com/example-code/uicolor/how-to-convert-a-hex-color-to-a-uicolor
extension UIColor {
public convenience init?(hex hexUser: String) {
let r, g, b, a: CGFloat
let hex = "\(hexUser)FF" // append alpha compnent for ease of example
if hex.hasPrefix("#") {
let start = hex.index(hex.startIndex, offsetBy: 1)
let hexColor = String(hex[start...])
if hexColor.count == 8 {
let scanner = Scanner(string: hexColor)
var hexNumber: UInt64 = 0
if scanner.scanHexInt64(&hexNumber) {
r = CGFloat((hexNumber & 0xff000000) >> 24) / 255
g = CGFloat((hexNumber & 0x00ff0000) >> 16) / 255
b = CGFloat((hexNumber & 0x0000ff00) >> 8) / 255
a = CGFloat(hexNumber & 0x000000ff) / 255
self.init(red: r, green: g, blue: b, alpha: a)
return
}
}
}
return nil
}
}
let backgroundColorHex = "#303b46" // shows up as #38424c in iOS >= 13
let tintColorHex = "#ebdb34" // shows up as #eadb33 in iOS >= 13
let backgroundColor = UIColor(hex: backgroundColorHex)!
let tintColor = UIColor(hex: tintColorHex)!
class MyViewController: UIViewController {
override func loadView() {
let view = UIView()
view.backgroundColor = .white
let segmentedControl = UISegmentedControl(items: ["One", "Two"])
segmentedControl.selectedSegmentTintColor = tintColor
segmentedControl.backgroundColor = backgroundColor
segmentedControl.setTitleTextAttributes([NSAttributedString.Key.foregroundColor: UIColor.white], for: .normal)
segmentedControl.selectedSegmentIndex = 0
view.addSubview(segmentedControl)
segmentedControl.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
segmentedControl.centerYAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.centerYAnchor).isActive = true
segmentedControl.centerXAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.centerXAnchor).isActive = true
segmentedControl.widthAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 200).isActive = true
self.view = view
}
}
PlaygroundPage.current.liveView = MyViewController()
For this
UISegmentedControl
I am setting a background color of "#303b46", but upon inspection I see iOS renders "#38424c". For the selectedSegmentTintColor
I am setting "#ebdb34" but iOS renders "#eadb33".Does anyone know what mechanisms are in play here for my assigned color to not actually get displayed as assigned? Along with the best way to deal with these inconsistencies when working with design? Thank you.