# Adding alpha to colorTransform

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-alpha-to-colortransform/306994>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 25, 2010, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-alpha-to-colortransform/306994 "2010-03-25T22:13:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 25, 2010, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-alpha-to-colortransform/306994/1 "2010-03-25T22:13:39Z")

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I am trying to add alpha to a colorTransform, but it doesn’t seem to be compile the alpha value, which is the 0x88 (50%) part :

```auto

//specify error color and add it to the 'crosshair' mc
var safetyLimitColor:ColorTransform = crosshair.transform.colorTransform;
safetyLimitColor.color = 0x88FF0000;

//specify safe color and add it to the 'crosshair' mc
var safetyOkColor:ColorTransform = crosshair.transform.colorTransform;
safetyOkColor.color = 0x8800CBFF;

//start the mc out with safe color
crosshair.transform.colorTransform = safetyOkColor;

```