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#define INCL_WINSYS
 
COLOR WinQuerySysColor(hwndDesktop, clr, lReserved)
HWND hwndDesktop;    /* handle of the desktop            */
COLOR clr;           /* color index of color to retrieve */
LONG lReserved;      /* reserved                         */
 
The WinQuerySysColor function retrieves a specified system color.
 
Parameter    Description
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hwndDesktop  Identifies the desktop window. This parameter can be
             HWND_DESKTOP or the desktop window handle.
 
clr          Specifies the system color-index value to be returned. This
             parameter must be one of the SYSCLR index values. For a list of
             system color indexes, see the ◄System colors► topic.
 
lReserved    Reserved; must be zero.
 
Return Value
 
The return value is the RGB value corresponding to the index value specified
by the clr parameter.
 
See Also
 
WinSetSysColors
 
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