hexToRgb()

The hexToRgb function allows you to convert a hexadecimal color value to its corresponding RGB value.

Usage

import { hexToRgb } from '@snipshot/spectrum';

const rgbObj = hexToRgb('#ff0000');

console.log(rgbObj); // { r: 255, g: 0, b: 0, a: 1 }

Parameters

hexToRgb(colorValue)

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
colorValue	string	true	HEX code of the color with optional #. Accepts shorthand notation and alpha channel.

Return Value

The hexToRgb function returns an RGB object of the color value.

Examples

Shorthand notation

import { hexToRgb } from '@snipshot/spectrum';

const lightBlueRgb = hexToRgb('#3ae');
console.log(lightBlueRgb); // { r: 51, g: 170, b: 238, a: 1 }

const green = hexToRgb('1e3');
console.log(green); // { r: 17, g: 238, b: 51, a: 1 }

Colors with opacity

import { hexToRgb } from '@snipshot/spectrum';

const lily = hexToRgb('#7777eeb3');
console.log(lily); // { r: 119, g: 119, b: 238, a: 0.7 }

const darkOrange = hexToRgb('#941a');
console.log(darkOrange); // { r: 153, g: 68, b: 17, a: 0.67 }