gistfile1.cs

public static UIColor ToUIColor(this string hexString)
  	{
			if (hexString.Contains("#")) hexString = hexString.Replace("#", "");
			
			if (hexString.Length != 6) return UIColor.Red;
			
			int red = Int32.Parse(hexString.Substring(0,2), System.Globalization.NumberStyles.AllowHexSpecifier);
			int green = Int32.Parse(hexString.Substring(2,2), System.Globalization.NumberStyles.AllowHexSpecifier);
			int blue = Int32.Parse(hexString.Substring(4,2), System.Globalization.NumberStyles.AllowHexSpecifier);
			
			return UIColor.FromRGB(red, green, blue);
		}