diff --git a/src/exposedLib.js b/src/exposedLib.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d4c51c2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/exposedLib.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { convertColorToHex, darkenHexColor, lightenHexColor, shiftHue } from "./lib";
+
+export function lightenColor(color, strength) {
+    const hexColor = convertColorToHex(color);
+    return lightenHexColor(hexColor, strength);
+}
+
+export function darkenColor(color, strength) {
+    const hexColor = convertColorToHex(color);
+    return darkenHexColor(hexColor, strength);
+}
+
+export function shiftColorHue(color, strength) {
+    const hexColor = convertColorToHex(color);
+    return shiftHue(hexColor, strength);
+}
+
+const exposedLib = {
+    lightenColor,
+    darkenColor,
+    shiftColorHue
+}
+
+export default exposedLib;
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diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 2fa7135d..81190542 100755
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { defineAsyncComponent } from "vue";
 import getVueDataUiConfig from "./getVueDataUiConfig";
 import getThemeConfig from "./getThemeConfig";
-import { getPalette, createWordCloudDatasetFromPlainText } from "./lib";
+import { getPalette, createWordCloudDatasetFromPlainText, abbreviate } from "./lib";
+import { lightenColor, darkenColor, shiftColorHue } from "./exposedLib";
 
 export const Arrow = defineAsyncComponent(() => import("./atoms/Arrow.vue"))
 export const VueDataUi = defineAsyncComponent(() => import("./components/vue-data-ui.vue"))
@@ -66,8 +67,12 @@ export const VueUiBullet = defineAsyncComponent(() => import('./components/vue-u
 export const VueUiFunnel = defineAsyncComponent(() => import('./components/vue-ui-funnel.vue'))
 export const VueUiHistoryPlot = defineAsyncComponent(() => import('./components/vue-ui-history-plot.vue'))
 export {
+    abbreviate,
     createWordCloudDatasetFromPlainText,
+    darkenColor,
     getPalette,
     getThemeConfig,
     getVueDataUiConfig,
+    lightenColor,
+    shiftColorHue,
 }
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diff --git a/tests/exposedLib.test.js b/tests/exposedLib.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4de493d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/exposedLib.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+import {
+    expect,
+    test,
+    describe,
+} from "vitest";
+
+import {
+    lightenColor,
+    darkenColor,
+    shiftColorHue
+} from '../src/exposedLib';
+
+describe('lightenColor', () => {
+    test('returns a lightened hex color by a given strength from a rgb source', () => {
+        const color = 'rgb(255,0,0)';
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.1)).toBe('#ff1a1aff')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.2)).toBe('#ff3333ff')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.3)).toBe('#ff4d4dff')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.4)).toBe('#ff6666ff')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.5)).toBe('#ff8080ff')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.6)).toBe('#ff9999ff')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.7)).toBe('#ffb3b3ff')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.8)).toBe('#ffccccff')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.9)).toBe('#ffe6e6ff')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 1)).toBe('#ffffffff')
+    });
+
+    test('returns a lightened hex color by a given strength from a rgba source', () => {
+        const color = 'rgb(255,0,0,0.5)';
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.1)).toBe('#ff1a1a80')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.2)).toBe('#ff333380')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.3)).toBe('#ff4d4d80')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.4)).toBe('#ff666680')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.5)).toBe('#ff808080')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.6)).toBe('#ff999980')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.7)).toBe('#ffb3b380')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.8)).toBe('#ffcccc80')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.9)).toBe('#ffe6e680')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 1)).toBe('#ffffff80')
+    });
+
+    test('returns a lightened hex color by a given strength from a hex source', () => {
+        const color = '#FF0000';
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.1)).toBe('#ff1a1aff')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.2)).toBe('#ff3333ff')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.3)).toBe('#ff4d4dff')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.4)).toBe('#ff6666ff')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.5)).toBe('#ff8080ff')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.6)).toBe('#ff9999ff')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.7)).toBe('#ffb3b3ff')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.8)).toBe('#ffccccff')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.9)).toBe('#ffe6e6ff')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 1)).toBe('#ffffffff')
+    });
+
+    test('returns a lightened hex color by a given strength from a hex source with alpha channel', () => {
+        const color = '#FF000080';
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.1)).toBe('#ff1a1a80')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.2)).toBe('#ff333380')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.3)).toBe('#ff4d4d80')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.4)).toBe('#ff666680')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.5)).toBe('#ff808080')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.6)).toBe('#ff999980')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.7)).toBe('#ffb3b380')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.8)).toBe('#ffcccc80')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 0.9)).toBe('#ffe6e680')
+        expect(lightenColor(color, 1)).toBe('#ffffff80')
+    });
+})
+
+describe('darkenColor', () => {
+    test('returns a darkened hex color by a given strength from a rgb source', () => {
+        const color = 'rgb(255,0,0)';
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.1)).toBe('#e60000ff')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.2)).toBe('#cc0000ff')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.3)).toBe('#b30000ff')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.4)).toBe('#990000ff')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.5)).toBe('#800000ff')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.6)).toBe('#660000ff')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.7)).toBe('#4d0000ff')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.8)).toBe('#330000ff')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.9)).toBe('#1a0000ff')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 1)).toBe('#000000ff')
+    });
+
+    test('returns a darkened hex color by a given strength from a rgba source', () => {
+        const color = 'rgb(255,0,0,0.5)';
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.1)).toBe('#e6000080')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.2)).toBe('#cc000080')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.3)).toBe('#b3000080')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.4)).toBe('#99000080')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.5)).toBe('#80000080')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.6)).toBe('#66000080')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.7)).toBe('#4d000080')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.8)).toBe('#33000080')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.9)).toBe('#1a000080')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 1)).toBe('#00000080')
+    });
+
+    test('returns a darkened hex color by a given strength from a hex source', () => {
+        const color = '#FF0000';
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.1)).toBe('#e60000ff')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.2)).toBe('#cc0000ff')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.3)).toBe('#b30000ff')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.4)).toBe('#990000ff')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.5)).toBe('#800000ff')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.6)).toBe('#660000ff')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.7)).toBe('#4d0000ff')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.8)).toBe('#330000ff')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.9)).toBe('#1a0000ff')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 1)).toBe('#000000ff')
+    });
+
+    test('returns a darkened hex color by a given strength from a hex source with alpha channel', () => {
+        const color = '#FF000080';
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.1)).toBe('#e6000080')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.2)).toBe('#cc000080')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.3)).toBe('#b3000080')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.4)).toBe('#99000080')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.5)).toBe('#80000080')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.6)).toBe('#66000080')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.7)).toBe('#4d000080')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.8)).toBe('#33000080')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 0.9)).toBe('#1a000080')
+        expect(darkenColor(color, 1)).toBe('#00000080')
+    });
+});
+
+describe('shiftColorHue', () => {
+    test('Shifts a color from a rgb source', () => {
+        const color = 'rgb(255,0,0)';
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.05)).toBe('#ff4d00ff')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.1)).toBe('#ff9900ff')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.15)).toBe('#ffe500ff')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.2)).toBe('#ccff00ff')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.3)).toBe('#33ff00ff')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.4)).toBe('#00ff66ff')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.5)).toBe('#00ffffff')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.6)).toBe('#0066ffff')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.7)).toBe('#3300ffff')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.8)).toBe('#cc00ffff')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.9)).toBe('#ff0099ff')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 1)).toBe('#ff0000ff')
+    })
+
+    test('Shifts a color from a rgba source', () => {
+        const color = 'rgb(255,0,0,0.5)';
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.05)).toBe('#ff4d0080')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.1)).toBe('#ff990080')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.15)).toBe('#ffe50080')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.2)).toBe('#ccff0080')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.3)).toBe('#33ff0080')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.4)).toBe('#00ff6680')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.5)).toBe('#00ffff80')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.6)).toBe('#0066ff80')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.7)).toBe('#3300ff80')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.8)).toBe('#cc00ff80')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.9)).toBe('#ff009980')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 1)).toBe('#ff000080')
+    })
+
+    test('Shifts a color from a hex source', () => {
+        const color = '#FF0000';
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.05)).toBe('#ff4d00ff')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.1)).toBe('#ff9900ff')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.15)).toBe('#ffe500ff')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.2)).toBe('#ccff00ff')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.3)).toBe('#33ff00ff')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.4)).toBe('#00ff66ff')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.5)).toBe('#00ffffff')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.6)).toBe('#0066ffff')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.7)).toBe('#3300ffff')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.8)).toBe('#cc00ffff')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.9)).toBe('#ff0099ff')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 1)).toBe('#ff0000ff')
+    })
+
+    test('Shifts a color from a hex source with alpha channel', () => {
+        const color = '#FF000080';
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.05)).toBe('#ff4d0080')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.1)).toBe('#ff990080')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.15)).toBe('#ffe50080')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.2)).toBe('#ccff0080')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.3)).toBe('#33ff0080')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.4)).toBe('#00ff6680')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.5)).toBe('#00ffff80')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.6)).toBe('#0066ff80')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.7)).toBe('#3300ff80')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.8)).toBe('#cc00ff80')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 0.9)).toBe('#ff009980')
+        expect(shiftColorHue(color, 1)).toBe('#ff000080')
+    })
+})
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