Gets a color that "highlights" a given color. - Java 2D Graphics

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Gets a color that "highlights" a given color.

Demo Code

/*/*from   w w  w  . j a  v a2 s.c o  m*/
 * Copyright (C) 2012 Jason Gedge <http://www.gedge.ca>
 *
 * This file is part of the OpGraph project.
 * 
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
//package com.java2s;
import java.awt.Color;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Gets a color that "highlights" a given color. If the given color is dark,
     * the returned color is brighter, otherwise the returned color is darker.
     *   
     * @param c  the color to highlight
     * 
     * @return a highlighted color
     */
    public static Color highlightColor(Color c) {
        final int brightness = (int) (0.3 * c.getRed() + 0.59
                * c.getGreen() + 0.11 * c.getBlue());
        return (brightness > 127 ? c.darker() : c.brighter());
    }
}

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