Color Hash

Generate color based on the given string.

Demo

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Usage

Install

yarn add color-hash-ts

or

npm i color-hash-ts

Basic

Warning: API will change

const colorHash = new ColorHash();

// in HSL, Hue ∈ [0, 360), Saturation ∈ [0, 1], Lightness ∈ [0, 1]
colorHash.hsl("Hello World"); // [ 225, 0.65, 0.35 ]

// in RGB, R, G, B ∈ [0, 255]
colorHash.rgb("Hello World"); // [ 135, 150, 197 ]

// in HEX
colorHash.hex("Hello World"); // '#8796c5'

Custom Hash Function

const customHash = str => {
  let hash = 0;
  for (let i = 0; i < str.length; i++) {
    hash += str.charCodeAt(i);
  }
  return hash;
};
const colorHash = new ColorHash({ hash: customHash });
colorHash.hsl("Hello World!");
colorHash.rgb("Hello World!");
colorHash.hex("Hello World!");

Custom Hue

const colorHash = new ColorHash({ hue: 90 });

const colorHash = new ColorHash({ hue: { min: 90, max: 270 } });

const colorHash = new ColorHash({
  hue: [
    { min: 30, max: 90 },
    { min: 180, max: 210 },
    { min: 270, max: 285 }
  ]
});

Custom Lightness

const colorHash = new ColorHash({ lightness: 0.5 });

const colorHash = new ColorHash({ lightness: [0.35, 0.5, 0.65] });

Custom Saturation

const colorHash = new ColorHash({ saturation: 0.5 });

const colorHash = new ColorHash({ saturation: [0.35, 0.5, 0.65] });

License

MIT.

FAQ

How does it work?

It uses the hash function (default is BKDRHash) to calculate the hash of the given string.

Hue = hash % 359. (Note that 359 is a prime)
Saturation = SaturationArray[hash / 360 % SaturationArray.length]
Lightness = LightnessArray[hash / 360 / Saturation.length % LightnessArray.length]

By default,
SaturationArray = LightnessArray = [0.35, 0.5, 0.65]

Why not LAB?

Though LAB is more perceptually uniform, HSL is easier to control. Simply sets lightness and saturation and change hue uniformly can generate uniform colors.

Dev

Test

yarn
yarn test

Build browser js

yarn
yarn build