How can bitwise XOR be utilized to calculate the opposite color in PHP?

To calculate the opposite color in PHP using bitwise XOR, you can XOR each color component (red, green, blue) with 255. This operation will flip each bit of the color component, effectively producing the opposite color. 

// Function to calculate the opposite color using bitwise XOR
function calculateOppositeColor($color) {
    $red = $color >> 16 & 0xFF;
    $green = $color >> 8 & 0xFF;
    $blue = $color & 0xFF;
    
    $oppositeRed = $red ^ 255;
    $oppositeGreen = $green ^ 255;
    $oppositeBlue = $blue ^ 255;
    
    return ($oppositeRed << 16) | ($oppositeGreen << 8) | $oppositeBlue;
}

// Example usage
$color = 0xFFAABB; // Original color
$oppositeColor = calculateOppositeColor($color);
echo dechex($oppositeColor); // Output the opposite color in hexadecimal format

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