Parse a standard or hex color in Java.

ParseColors.java

// Thanks to OpenGL ES 2 for Android by Kevin Brothaler
float red = Color.red(Color.GREEN) / 255f;
float green = Color.green(Color.GREEN) / 255f;
float blue = Color.blue(Color.GREEN) / 255f;

int parsedColor = Color.parseColor("#0099CC");
float red = Color.red(parsedColor) / 255f;
float green = Color.green(parsedColor) / 255f;
float blue = Color.blue(parsedColor) / 255f;