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# colorSpace

The color space associated with the color.

```
var colorSpace: NSColorSpace { get }
```

## Discussion

Access this property only for colors that have an associated color space—specifically, colors not created by name or using a pattern image. Accessing it for other color types raises an exception. If you are unsure about a color object, convert it to an equivalent [`NSColorSpace`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColorSpace)-based object before calling this method.

It is safe to access this property for color objects created with the color space names [`calibratedWhite`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColorSpaceName/calibratedWhite), [`NSCalibratedBlackColorSpace`](/documentation/AppKit/NSCalibratedBlackColorSpace), [`calibratedRGB`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColorSpaceName/calibratedRGB), [`deviceWhite`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColorSpaceName/deviceWhite), [`NSDeviceBlackColorSpace`](/documentation/AppKit/NSDeviceBlackColorSpace), [`deviceRGB`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColorSpaceName/deviceRGB), [`deviceCMYK`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColorSpaceName/deviceCMYK), or [`custom`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColorSpaceName/custom)—or with the [`NSColorSpace`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColorSpace) class methods corresponding to these names.

## See Also

[`-  getComponents:`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColor/getComponents(_:))

Returns the components of the color as an array.

[`numberOfComponents`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColor/numberOfComponents)

The number of components in the color.


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