// http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2353211/hsl-to-rgb-color-conversion /** * Converts an HSL color value to RGB. Conversion formula * adapted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSL_color_space. * Assumes h, s, and l are contained in the set [0, 1] and * returns r, g, and b in the set [0, 255]. * * @param Number h The hue * @param Number s The saturation * @param Number l The lightness * @return Array The RGB representation */ function hslToRgb(h, s, l){ var r, g, b; if(s == 0){ r = g = b = l; // achromatic }else{ function hue2rgb(p, q, t){ if(t < 0) t += 1; if(t > 1) t -= 1; if(t < 1/6) return p + (q - p) * 6 * t; if(t < 1/2) return q; if(t < 2/3) return p + (q - p) * (2/3 - t) * 6; return p; } var q = l < 0.5 ? l * (1 + s) : l + s - l * s; var p = 2 * l - q; r = hue2rgb(p, q, h + 1/3); g = hue2rgb(p, q, h); b = hue2rgb(p, q, h - 1/3); } return [r * 255, g * 255, b * 255]; } /** * Converts an RGB color value to HSL. Conversion formula * adapted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSL_color_space. * Assumes r, g, and b are contained in the set [0, 255] and * returns h, s, and l in the set [0, 1]. * * @param Number r The red color value * @param Number g The green color value * @param Number b The blue color value * @return Array The HSL representation */ function rgbToHsl(r, g, b){ r /= 255, g /= 255, b /= 255; var max = Math.max(r, g, b), min = Math.min(r, g, b); var h, s, l = (max + min) / 2; if(max == min){ h = s = 0; // achromatic }else{ var d = max - min; s = l > 0.5 ? d / (2 - max - min) : d / (max + min); switch(max){ case r: h = (g - b) / d + (g < b ? 6 : 0); break; case g: h = (b - r) / d + 2; break; case b: h = (r - g) / d + 4; break; } h /= 6; } return [h, s, l]; }