使用Grid,您可以将鼠标悬停在像素上,以查看 alpha 分量如何在图标边缘滚动。
public Grid(String name) {
    this.setBackground(new Color(0xFFFFFFC0));
    Icon icon = null;
    try {
        icon = new ImageIcon(new URL("http://i.stack.imgur.com/1EZVZ.png"));
    } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
        e.printStackTrace(System.err);
    }
    ...
}

这IconTest显示了图标如何以不同的 alpha 和默认  AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER规则呈现。

/*** @see https://stackoverflow.com/a/14432025/230513 */
public class IconTest {
    private static final int N = 8;
    private static final Random r = new Random();
    public static void main(String[] args) throws MalformedURLException {
        final URL url = new URL("http://i.stack.imgur.com/1EZVZ.png");
        final Icon icon = new ImageIcon(url);
        EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
                JFrame f = new JFrame("IconTest");
                f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
                JPanel p = new JPanel(new GridLayout(N, N));
                for (int i = 0; i < N * N; i++) {
                    final JLabel label = new JLabel(icon);
                    label.setOpaque(true);
                    label.setBackground(new Color(0, 0, 255, i));
                    p.add(label);
                }
                f.add(p);
                f.pack();
                f.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
                f.setVisible(true);
            }
        });
    }
}