hex to rgb

gistfile1.js

var hexToRGB = function(hex) {
    var rgbOutput = [];
    
    // check for # or not
    if ( hex.substr(0,1) == '#' ) {
        hex = hex.substr(1,6);
    }

    for ( var i = 0; i < 3; i ++) {
      rgbOutput[i] = parseInt(hex.substr(2*i, 2), 16);
    }
    
    // returns [r,g,b] array
    return rgbOutput;
};