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A Blender Python script to convert HEX colors to Blender RGB; Video tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knc1CGBhJeU
# give Python access to Blender's functionality
import bpy
# extend Python's math functionality
import math
def hex_color_to_rgba(hex_color):
# remove the leading '#' symbol
hex_color = hex_color[1:]
# extracting the Red color component - RRxxxx
red = int(hex_color[:2], 16)
# dividing by 255 to get a number between 0.0 and 1.0
srgb_red = red / 255
linear_red = convert_srgb_to_linear_rgb(srgb_red)
# extracting the Green color component - xxGGxx
green = int(hex_color[2:4], 16)
# dividing by 255 to get a number between 0.0 and 1.0
srgb_green = green / 255
linear_green = convert_srgb_to_linear_rgb(srgb_green)
# extracting the Blue color component - xxxxBB
blue = int(hex_color[4:6], 16)
# dividing by 255 to get a number between 0.0 and 1.0
srgb_blue = blue / 255
linear_blue = convert_srgb_to_linear_rgb(srgb_blue)
return tuple([linear_red, linear_green, linear_blue, 1.0])
def convert_srgb_to_linear_rgb(srgb_color_component: float) -> float:
"""
Converting from sRGB to Linear RGB
based on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRGB#From_sRGB_to_CIE_XYZ
"""
if srgb_color_component <= 0.04045:
linear_color_component = srgb_color_component / 12.92
else:
linear_color_component = math.pow((srgb_color_component + 0.055) / 1.055, 2.4)
return linear_color_component
hex_color = "#FFD43B"
rgba_color = hex_color_to_rgba(hex_color)
# add a plane into the scene
bpy.ops.mesh.primitive_plane_add()
# create a new material
material = bpy.data.materials.new(name=f"hex_color_{hex_color}")
material.diffuse_color = rgba_color
# add material to object
bpy.context.active_object.data.materials.append(material)
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