/*

RGB values convertions

*/

//Convert a hex value to its decimal value - the inputed hex must be in the
// format of a hex triplet - the kind we use for HTML colours. The function
// will return an array with three values.
function hex2num(hex) {
 if(hex.charAt(0) == "#") hex = hex.slice(1); //Remove the '#' char - if there is one.
 hex = hex.toUpperCase();
 var hex_alphabets = "0123456789ABCDEF";
 var value = new Array(3);
 var k = 0;
 var int1,int2;
 for(var i=0;i<6;i+=2) {
  int1 = hex_alphabets.indexOf(hex.charAt(i));
  int2 = hex_alphabets.indexOf(hex.charAt(i+1)); 
  value[k] = (int1 * 16) + int2;
  k++;
 }
 return(value);
}
//Give a array with three values as the argument and the function will return
// the corresponding hex triplet.
function num2hex(triplet) {
 var hex_alphabets = "0123456789ABCDEF";
 var hex = "#";
 var int1,int2;
 for(var i=0;i<3;i++) {
  int1 = triplet[i] / 16;
  int2 = triplet[i] % 16;

  hex += hex_alphabets.charAt(int1) + hex_alphabets.charAt(int2); 
 }
 return(hex);
}