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Created October 15, 2014 07:58
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Calculating color contrast
function getContrastYIQ(hexcolor){
var r = parseInt(hexcolor.substr(0,2),16);
var g = parseInt(hexcolor.substr(2,2),16);
var b = parseInt(hexcolor.substr(4,2),16);
var yiq = ((r*299)+(g*587)+(b*114))/1000;
return (yiq >= 128) ? 'black' : 'white';
}
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