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Coding challenge to convert a 6-digit hex color code to its nearest "web safe" equivalent
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/** | |
* Given an input of a 6-character hex color code, we need to output a "web-safe" | |
* representation of that same code. | |
*/ | |
'use strict'; | |
let assert = (one, two) => { | |
if (one === two) { | |
console.info(`Success! ${one} is equal to ${two}!`); | |
} else { | |
console.error(`Failbomb! ${one} is _NOT_ equal to ${two}!`); | |
} | |
}; | |
const convert = hex_input => { | |
let valid_input = validate(hex_input); | |
let rgb_values = hex_to_decimal(valid_input); | |
let rounded_rgb_values = []; | |
let rounded_hex_rgb_values = []; | |
rgb_values.forEach(i => { | |
// How to round to multiple of 51? | |
let safe_value = closest_multiple_of_51(i); | |
rounded_rgb_values.push(safe_value); | |
}); | |
// convert back to hex | |
rounded_rgb_values.forEach(i => { | |
rounded_hex_rgb_values.push(i.toString(16)); | |
}); | |
return `#${rounded_hex_rgb_values.join('')}`; | |
}; | |
const validate = string => { | |
// TODO: normalize valid 3 character color strings to 6 characters; e.g. #333 => #333333 | |
// TODO: actual work here, ensure a 6-character hex string | |
return string; | |
}; | |
const hex_to_decimal = hex_input => { | |
// hex_input: #000000 | |
let red_hex = hex_input.substr(1, 2); | |
let green_hex = hex_input.substr(3, 2); | |
let blue_hex = hex_input.substr(5, 2); | |
let red_decimal = parseInt(red_hex, 16); | |
let green_decimal = parseInt(green_hex, 16); | |
let blue_decimal = parseInt(blue_hex, 16); | |
return [red_decimal, green_decimal, blue_decimal]; | |
}; | |
const closest_multiple_of_51 = number => { | |
let remainder = number % 51; | |
if (remainder === 0) { | |
return number; | |
} | |
if (remainder > 51 / 2) { | |
number += (51 - remainder); | |
} else { | |
number -= remainder; | |
} | |
return number; | |
}; | |
assert(closest_multiple_of_51(0), 0); | |
assert(closest_multiple_of_51(255), 255); | |
assert(closest_multiple_of_51(45), 51); | |
assert(closest_multiple_of_51(65), 51); | |
assert(closest_multiple_of_51(111), 102); | |
assert(closest_multiple_of_51(160), 153); | |
assert(closest_multiple_of_51(90), 102); | |
assert(closest_multiple_of_51(24), 0); | |
assert(closest_multiple_of_51(25), 0); | |
assert(closest_multiple_of_51(26), 51); | |
let results = hex_to_decimal('#000033'); | |
assert(results[0], 0); | |
assert(results[1], 0); | |
assert(results[2], 51); | |
results = hex_to_decimal('#ae3312'); | |
assert(results[0], 174); | |
assert(results[1], 51); | |
assert(results[2], 18); | |
assert(convert('#000044'), '#000033'); | |
assert(convert('#ae3312'), '#993300'); | |
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