Colors helper

UIHelperColors.m

#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
#import <QuartzCore/QuartzCore.h>

@interface FTUIHelper : NSObject

+ (UIImage *)createImageFromColor:(UIColor *)color;
+ (UIColor *)colorFromHexRGB:(NSString *)inColorString

@end

@implementation UIHelperColors

+ (UIImage *)createImageFromColor:(UIColor *)color {
  
	UIView *colorView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 500, 500)];
    colorView.backgroundColor = color;
	
    UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(colorView.bounds.size);
    [colorView.layer renderInContext:UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext()];
	
    UIImage *colorImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();
    UIGraphicsEndImageContext();
	
	return colorImage;
}

+ (UIColor *)colorFromHexRGB:(NSString *)inColorString {
	UIColor *result = nil;
	unsigned int colorCode = 0;
	unsigned char redByte, greenByte, blueByte;
	
	if (nil != inColorString)
	{
		NSScanner *scanner = [NSScanner scannerWithString:inColorString];
		(void) [scanner scanHexInt:&colorCode];	// ignore error
	}
	redByte		= (unsigned char) (colorCode >> 16);
	greenByte	= (unsigned char) (colorCode >> 8);
	blueByte	= (unsigned char) (colorCode);	// masks off high bits
	result = [UIColor
			  colorWithRed:					(float)redByte	/ 0xff
			  green:						(float)greenByte/ 0xff
			  blue:							(float)blueByte	/ 0xff
			  alpha:						1.0];
	
	return result;
}

@end