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<Imagick::colorFloodfillImageImagick::colorMatrixImage>
^ImagickLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

Imagick::colorizeImage

(PECL imagick 2, PECL imagick 3)

Imagick::colorizeImage — Blends the fill color with the image

Description

public function Imagick::colorizeImage(mixed $colorize, mixed $opacity, bool $legacy = false): bool

Blends the fill color with each pixel in the image.

Parameters

colorize

ImagickPixel object or a string containing the colorize color

opacity

ImagickPixel object or an float containing the opacity value. 1.0 is fully opaque and 0.0 is fully transparent.

Return Values

Returns true on success.

Errors/Exceptions

Throws ImagickException on error.

Changelog

Version Description
PECL imagick 2.1.0 Now allows a string representing the color as the first parameter and a float representing the opacity value as the second parameter. Previous versions allow only an ImagickPixel objects.

Examples

Example #1 Imagick::colorizeImage()

<?php
function colorizeImage($imagePath, $color, $opacity) {
    $imagick = new \Imagick(realpath($imagePath));
    $opacity = $opacity / 255.0;
    $opacityColor = new \ImagickPixel("rgba(0, 0, 0, $opacity)");
    $imagick->colorizeImage($color, $opacityColor);
    header("Content-Type: image/jpg");
    echo $imagick->getImageBlob();
}

?>


<Imagick::colorFloodfillImageImagick::colorMatrixImage>
^ImagickLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026