ColorConvert

This function converts color values from various formats to a vector. Colors can be expressed three ways: as a hexidecimal value (can be preceeded by "#" or "0x" or nothing at all), as RGB values separated by commas, or as one of the common HTML color names.

<lsl> list lstHTML = [

       "aliceblue",            0xf0f8ff, "antiquewhite",    0xfaebd7, "aqua",            0x00ffff,
       "aquamarine",           0x7fffd4, "azure",           0xf0ffff, "beige",           0xf5f5dc,
       "bisque",               0xffe4c4, "black",           0x000000, "blanchedalmond",  0xffebcd,
       "blue",                 0x0000ff, "blueviolet",      0x8a2be2, "brown",           0xa52a2a,
       "burlywood",            0xdeb887, "cadetblue",       0x5f9ea0, "chartreuse",      0x7fff00,
       "chocolate",            0xd2691e, "coral",           0xff7f50, "cornflowerblue",  0x6495ed,
       "cornsilk",             0xfff8dc, "crimson",         0xdc143c, "cyan",            0x00ffff,
       "darkblue",             0x00008b, "darkcyan",        0x008b8b, "darkgoldenrod",   0xb8860b,
       "darkgray",             0xa9a9a9, "darkgreen",       0x006400, "darkkhaki",       0xbdb76b,
       "darkmagenta",          0x8b008b, "darkolivegreen",  0x556b2f, "darkorange",      0xff8c00,
       "darkorchid",           0x9932cc, "darkred",         0x8b0000, "darksalmon",      0xe9967a,
       "darkseagreen",         0x8fbc8f, "darkslateblue",   0x483d8b, "darkslategray",   0x2f4f4f,
       "darkturquoise",        0x00ced1, "darkviolet",      0x9400d3, "deeppink",        0xff1493,
       "deepskyblue",          0x00bfff, "dimgray",         0x696969, "dodgerblue",      0x1e90ff,
       "firebrick",            0xb22222, "floralwhite",     0xfffaf0, "forestgreen",     0x228b22,
       "fuchsia",              0xff00ff, "gainsboro",       0xdcdcdc, "ghostwhite",      0xf8f8ff,
       "gold",                 0xffd700, "goldenrod",       0xdaa520, "gray",            0x808080,
       "green",                0x008000, "greenyellow",     0xadff2f, "honeydew",        0xf0fff0,
       "hotpink",              0xff69b4, "indianred",       0xcd5c5c, "indigo",          0x4b0082,
       "ivory",                0xfffff0, "khaki",           0xf0e68c, "lavender",        0xe6e6fa,
       "lavenderblush",        0xfff0f5, "lawngreen",       0x7cfc00, "lemonchiffon",    0xfffacd,
       "lightblue",            0xadd8e6, "lightcoral",      0xf08080, "lightcyan",       0xe0ffff,
       "lightgoldenrodyellow", 0xfafad2, "lightgrey",       0xd3d3d3, "lightgreen",      0x90ee90,
       "lightpink",            0xffb6c1, "lightsalmon",     0xffa07a, "lightseagreen",   0x20b2aa,
       "lightskyblue",         0x87cefa, "lightslategray",  0x778899, "lightsteelblue",  0xb0c4de,
       "lightyellow",          0xffffe0, "lime",            0x00ff00, "limegreen",       0x32cd32,
       "linen",                0xfaf0e6, "magenta",         0xff00ff, "maroon",          0x800000,
       "mediumaquamarine",     0x66cdaa, "mediumblue",      0x0000cd, "mediumorchid",    0xba55d3,
       "mediumpurple",         0x9370d8, "mediumseagreen",  0x3cb371, "mediumslateblue", 0x7b68ee,
       "mediumspringgreen",    0x00fa9a, "mediumturquoise", 0x48d1cc, "mediumvioletred", 0xc71585,
       "midnightblue",         0x191970, "mintcream",       0xf5fffa, "mistyrose",       0xffe4e1,
       "moccasin",             0xffe4b5, "navajowhite",     0xffdead, "navy",            0x000080,
       "oldlace",              0xfdf5e6, "olive",           0x808000, "olivedrab",       0x6b8e23,
       "orange",               0xffa500, "orangered",       0xff4500, "orchid",          0xda70d6,
       "palegoldenrod",        0xeee8aa, "palegreen",       0x98fb98, "paleturquoise",   0xafeeee,
       "palevioletred",        0xd87093, "papayawhip",      0xffefd5, "peachpuff",       0xffdab9,
       "peru",                 0xcd853f, "pink",            0xffc0cb, "plum",            0xdda0dd,
       "powderblue",           0xb0e0e6, "purple",          0x800080, "red",             0xff0000,
       "rosybrown",            0xbc8f8f, "royalblue",       0x4169e1, "saddlebrown",     0x8b4513,
       "salmon",               0xfa8072, "sandybrown",      0xf4a460, "seagreen",        0x2e8b57,
       "seashell",             0xfff5ee, "sienna",          0xa0522d, "silver",          0xc0c0c0,
       "skyblue",              0x87ceeb, "slateblue",       0x6a5acd, "slategray",       0x708090,
       "snow",                 0xfffafa, "springgreen",     0x00ff7f, "steelblue",       0x4682b4,
       "tan",                  0xd2b48c, "teal",            0x008080, "thistle",         0xd8bfd8,
       "tomato",               0xff6347, "turquoise",       0x40e0d0, "violet",          0xee82ee,
       "wheat",                0xf5deb3, "white",           0xffffff, "whitesmoke",      0xf5f5f5,
       "yellow",               0xffff00, "yellowgreen",     0x9acd32
   ];

vector sbColorConvert(string strData) {

   integer mode = llListFindList(lstHTML, [llToLower(strData)]);
   integer intColor = 0;

   if (~mode) {
       intColor = llList2Integer(lstHTML, mode | 1);
       mode = 8;
   }
   else {
       string strStart = llGetSubString(strData, 0, 1);
       if (strStart != "0x") {
           if (llGetSubString(strStart, 0, 0) == "#") {
               strData = "0x" + llDeleteSubString(strData, 0, 0);
           else {
               vector vecColor = (vector)("<"+strData+">");
               if (vecColor) {
                   return (vector)("<"+strData+">") / 255;
               }
               strData = "0x" + strData;
           }
       }
       intColor = (integer)strData;
       mode = llStringLength(strData);
   }
   if (mode == 8) {//RRGGBB
       return <(intColor >> 16) & 0xFF, (intColor >> 8) & 0xFF, intColor & 0xFF> / 0xFF;
   }
   else if (mode == 5) {//RGB (an HTML color format)
       return <(intColor >> 8) & 0xF, (intColor >> 4) & 0xF, intColor & 0xF> / 0xF;
   }
   return ZERO_VECTOR;//black

} </lsl>