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Created October 31, 2016 20:47
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Calculate difference in percentage between 2 hex colors
function color_meter(cwith, ccolor) {
if (!cwith && !ccolor) return;
var _cwith = (cwith.charAt(0)=="#") ? cwith.substring(1,7) : cwith;
var _ccolor = (ccolor.charAt(0)=="#") ? ccolor.substring(1,7) : ccolor;
var _r = parseInt(_cwith.substring(0,2), 16);
var _g = parseInt(_cwith.substring(2,4), 16);
var _b = parseInt(_cwith.substring(4,6), 16);
var __r = parseInt(_ccolor.substring(0,2), 16);
var __g = parseInt(_ccolor.substring(2,4), 16);
var __b = parseInt(_ccolor.substring(4,6), 16);
var p1 = (_r / 255) * 100;
var p2 = (_g / 255) * 100;
var p3 = (_b / 255) * 100;
var perc1 = Math.round((p1 + p2 + p3) / 3);
var p1 = (__r / 255) * 100;
var p2 = (__g / 255) * 100;
var p3 = (__b / 255) * 100;
var perc2 = Math.round((p1 + p2 + p3) / 3);
return Math.abs(perc1 - perc2);
}
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