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OctoWS2811-Rainbow-MakeColor.ino

// Convert HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) to RGB (Red, Green, Blue)
//
//   hue:        0 to 359 - position on the color wheel, 0=red, 60=orange,
//                            120=yellow, 180=green, 240=blue, 300=violet
//
//   saturation: 0 to 100 - how bright or dull the color, 100=full, 0=gray
//
//   lightness:  0 to 100 - how light the color is, 100=white, 50=color, 0=black
//
int makeColor(unsigned int hue, unsigned int saturation, unsigned int lightness)
{
	unsigned int red, green, blue;
	unsigned int var1, var2;

	if (hue > 359) hue = hue % 360;
	if (saturation > 100) saturation = 100;
	if (lightness > 100) lightness = 100;

	// algorithm from: http://www.easyrgb.com/index.php?X=MATH&H=19#text19
	if (saturation == 0) {
		red = green = blue = lightness * 255 / 100;
	} else {
		if (lightness < 50) {
			var2 = lightness * (100 + saturation);
		} else {
			var2 = ((lightness + saturation) * 100) - (saturation * lightness);
		}
		var1 = lightness * 200 - var2;
		red = h2rgb(100, 0, 0);         // LIGHTNESS VALUE SET TO 100 AND SATURATION TO 0
		green = h2rgb(100, 0, 0);       // TO SET EVERYTHING BUT BLUE COLORS TO BE WHITE
		blue = h2rgb(var1, var2, (hue >= 240) ? hue - 240 : hue + 120) * 255 / 600000;  
    // INSTEAD OF DISPLAYING BLUE, LEDS ARE DISPLAYING YELLOW. WHAT CHANGES ARE NEEDED HERE TO DISPLAY BLUE INSTEAD?
    // ALSO, DO I HAVE THOSE h2rgb VALUES RIGHT? (LIGHTNESS, SATURATION, HUE)
  }
	return (red << 16) | (green << 8) | blue;
}

unsigned int h2rgb(unsigned int v1, unsigned int v2, unsigned int hue)
{
	if (hue < 60) return v1 * 60 + (v2 - v1) * hue;
	if (hue < 180) return v2 * 60;
	if (hue < 240) return v1 * 60 + (v2 - v1) * (240 - hue);
	return v1 * 60;
}

// alternate code:
// http://forum.pjrc.com/threads/16469-looking-for-ideas-on-generating-RGB-colors-from-accelerometer-gyroscope?p=37170&viewfull=1#post37170