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generates a three-color color scale in range A1:A10:

 
Sub Add3ColorScale()
    With Range("A1:A10")
        .FormatConditions.Delete
        ' Add the Color Scale as a 3-color scale
        .FormatConditions.AddColorScale ColorScaleType:=3

        ' Format the first color as light red
        .FormatConditions(1).ColorScaleCriteria(1).Type = xlConditionValuePercent
        .FormatConditions(1).ColorScaleCriteria(1).Value = 3
        .FormatConditions(1).ColorScaleCriteria(1).FormatColor.Color = RGB(255, 0, 0)
        .FormatConditions(1).ColorScaleCriteria(1).FormatColor.TintAndShade = 0.25

        ' Format the second color as green at 50%
        .FormatConditions(1).ColorScaleCriteria(2).Type = xlConditionValuePercent
        .FormatConditions(1).ColorScaleCriteria(2).Value = 5
        .FormatConditions(1).ColorScaleCriteria(2).FormatColor.Color = RGB(0, 255, 0)
        .FormatConditions(1).ColorScaleCriteria(2).FormatColor.TintAndShade = 0

        ' Format the third color as dark blue
        .FormatConditions(1).ColorScaleCriteria(3).Type = xlConditionValuePercent
        .FormatConditions(1).ColorScaleCriteria(3).Value = 8
        .FormatConditions(1).ColorScaleCriteria(3).FormatColor.Color = RGB(0, 0, 255)
        .FormatConditions(1).ColorScaleCriteria(3).FormatColor.TintAndShade = -0.25
    End With

End Sub

 








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