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+/*
+ *  Copyright (c) 2024 David Allison <davidallisongithub@gmail.com>
+ *
+ *  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.ichi2.anki.utils.android
+
+import android.graphics.Color
+import androidx.annotation.ColorInt
+import com.ichi2.anki.common.utils.ext.clamp
+
+/**
+ * Darkens the provided ARGB color by a provided [factor]
+ *
+ * @param argb The ARGB color to transform
+ * @param factor Amount to darken, between 1.0f (no change) and 0.0f (black)
+ * @return The darkened color in ARGB
+ */
+@ColorInt
+fun darkenColor(@ColorInt argb: Int, factor: Float): Int {
+    val hsv = argb.toHSV()
+    // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSL_and_HSV
+    // The third component is the 'value', or 'lightness/darkness'
+    hsv[2] = (hsv[2] * factor).clamp(0f, 1f)
+    return Color.HSVToColor(hsv)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Converts an ARGB color to an array of its HSV components
+ *
+ * [0] is Hue: `[0..360[`
+ * [1] is Saturation: `[0...1]`
+ * [2] is Value: `[0...1]`
+ */
+private fun Int.toHSV(): FloatArray = FloatArray(3).also { arr ->
+    Color.colorToHSV(this, arr)
+}