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Hex color string to RGB values to create RGBA color
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hex-to-rgba.js
var hexToRgba = function( hexString, alpha ) {
alpha = alpha || 1;
var hexColor = parseInt( hexString.substring(1), 16 );
return ( 'rgba(' + ( ( hexColor << 8 ) >>> 24 ) + ',' + ( ( hexColor << 16 ) >>> 24 ) + ',' + ( ( hexColor << 24 ) >>> 24 ) + ',' + alpha + ')' );
}
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