colorConverter function to convert hex to rgb

colorConverter.js

/*    colorConverter
 *    takes hex input (3 or 6 char) 
 *    and return the RGB value as an
 *    object. 
 *    Does not account for shitty inputs
 *    #f000 will result in some funky RGB
 *
 *    Note: '#' in the hex string is optional
 */
var colorConverter = function (h) {
    h = h.replace(/#/, '');
    if (h.length === 3) h = h.replace(/./g, '$&$&');
    h = parseInt(h, 16);
    return {
        r: h >> 16,
        g: h >> 8 & 0xff,
        b: h & 0xff
    };
};