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Get the luminosity of a hex color with Power Query
// Calculate luminosity based on hex value
(HEX as text)=>
let
// Split strings into list by each character, convert to upper, remove hash
Source = if HEX <> "" then Text.Upper(Text.AfterDelimiter(Text.From(HEX), "#")) else "#000000",
// Split the Source by each character
SplitHex = Splitter.SplitTextByRepeatedLengths(1)(Source),
GetLuminosity = (hexlist)=>
let
// Build the RGB list
RGB = List.Combine({{"0".."9"},{"A".."F"}}),
// Sub function to figure out complimentary color RGB value
GetRGB = (cval1, cval2)=>
let
RGBVal = (Number.From(cval1) * 16)+ Number.From(cval2)
in
RGBVal,
// Get positions of each digit
r = GetRGB(List.PositionOf(RGB,hexlist{0}), List.PositionOf(RGB, hexlist{1})),
g = GetRGB(List.PositionOf(RGB, hexlist{2}), List.PositionOf(RGB, hexlist{3})),
b = GetRGB(List.PositionOf(RGB,hexlist{4}), List.PositionOf(RGB,hexlist{5})),
// Combine R,G,B hex values to one hex value
FinalRGB = {r,g,b},
// Get the luminosity
Luminosity = 0.5 * (List.Max(FinalRGB)/255 + List.Min(FinalRGB)/255)
in
Luminosity,
// Process the split list from the input
lum = GetLuminosity(SplitHex)
in
lum
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