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D3 Canvas color transition
license: mit
<!DOCTYPE html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<script src="https://d3js.org/d3.v4.min.js"></script>
<style>
html, body { margin:0;position:relative; width: 100%; height: 100%; background: #222 }
canvas { position: absolute; display: block; top: calc(50% - 200px); left: calc(50% - 200px);}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<canvas id="canvas" width=400 height=400></canvas>
<script>
var canvas = d3.select("#canvas");
var context = canvas.node().getContext('2d');
var i = d3.interpolateLab('red', 'purple');
var setColor = function setColor(val) {
context.clearRect(0,0,400,400);
context.fillStyle = val;
context.arc(200, 200, 200, 0, 2 * Math.PI, true);
context.fill();
context.closePath();
}
var x = 0;
var t = d3.interval(function() {
if (x < 1) {
x += 0.01;
setColor(i(x));
} else {
x = 0;
}
}, 100);
</script>
</body>
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