red value, 'g' => green, 'b' => blue) */ function hex2int($hex) { return array( 'r' => hexdec(substr($hex, 0, 2)), // 1st pair of digits 'g' => hexdec(substr($hex, 2, 2)), // 2nd pair 'b' => hexdec(substr($hex, 4, 2)) // 3rd pair ); } /** * @param $input string 6-digit hexadecimal string to be validated * @param $default string default color to be returned if $input isn't valid * @return string the validated 6-digit hexadecimal color * @desc returns $input if it is a valid hexadecimal color, * otherwise returns $default (which defaults to black) */ function validHexColor($input = '000000', $default = '000000') { // A valid Hexadecimal color is exactly 6 characters long // and eigher a digit or letter from a to f return (eregi('^[0-9a-f]{6}$', $input)) ? $input : $default ; }