hex2bash.sh

#!/bin/bash

# hex2bash.sh 
# rudamentary bash function to format hex colors into RGB form
# and output them as xterm-256color esc-code, with samples :D

# 2021 Nick Berlette
# https://github.com/nberlette

function hex2bash {
	local hex=${1/'#'/''}
	local rgb=$(printf "%d;%d;%d" 0x${hex:0:2} 0x${hex:2:2} 0x${hex:4:2})
	echo -e "\e[38;2;${rgb}m \\\e[38;2;${rgb}m \e[0m  \b\e[48;2;${rgb};38;2;0;0;0m \\\e[48;2;${rgb}m \e[0m\n"
}

# Usage:
hex2bash "$1"