Converting System.Windows.Media.Color to System.Drawing.Color

c# colors drawing
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private void DialogFont_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    LoadInstalledFonts();
    SetupInitialDialogSelections();
    lblPreview.ForeColor = colorPicker1.colorPickerControlView1.CurrentColor.Color;
}

I'd like to convert the value to a System.Drawing.Color.

Any ideas?

Answer

Blindy picture Blindy · Jan 6, 2011 
System.Windows.Media.Color mediacolor; // your color

var drawingcolor = System.Drawing.Color.FromArgb(
    mediacolor.A, mediacolor.R, mediacolor.G, mediacolor.B);

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