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// Creates a UIColor from a Hex string.
func colorWithHexString (hex:String) -> UIColor {
  var cString:String = hex.stringByTrimmingCharactersInSet(NSCharacterSet.whitespaceAndNewlineCharacterSet()).uppercaseString
  
  if (cString.hasPrefix("#")) {
    cString = cString.substringFromIndex(1)
  }
  
  if (countElements(cString) != 6) {
    return UIColor.grayColor()