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at July 28, 2010 06:26 by Sverri
Initial Code 
function hex2rgb(hex) {
  if (hex[0]=="#") hex=hex.substr(1);
  if (hex.length==3) {
    var temp=hex; hex='';
    temp = /^([a-f0-9])([a-f0-9])([a-f0-9])$/i.exec(temp).slice(1);
    for (var i=0;i<3;i++) hex+=temp[i]+temp[i];
  }
  var triplets = /^([a-f0-9]{2})([a-f0-9]{2})([a-f0-9]{2})$/i.exec(hex).slice(1);
  return {
    red:   parseInt(triplets[0],16),
    green: parseInt(triplets[1],16),
    blue:  parseInt(triplets[2],16)
  }
}

// Example
var hex = "#fA0";
var rgb = hex2rgb(hex);
document.write("<pre>"+hex+" \u2192 rgb("+rgb.red+","+rgb.green+","+rgb.blue+")</pre>");
Initial URL 
http://sverri.tumblr.com/post/865857181/javascript-hex-to-rgb-converter
Initial Description 
Converts and returns the RGB equivalent of a HEX value. The RGB values are returned as an object, with the members "red", "green" and "blue". See the example in code snippet if you do not know how to use the function.
Initial Title 
HEX to RGB Converter
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JavaScript