/** * Converts an RGB color value to HSL. Conversion formula * adapted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSL_color_space. * Assumes r, g, and b are contained in the set [0, 255] and * returns h, s, and l in the set [0, 1]. * * @param {number} r The red color value * @param {number} g The green color value * @param {number} b The blue color value * @return {Array} The HSL representation */ function rgbToHsl(r, g, b){ r /= 255, g /= 255, b /= 255; var max = Math.max(r, g, b), min = Math.min(r, g, b); var h, s, l = (max + min) / 2; if(max == min){ h = s = 0; // achromatic }else{ var d = max - min; s = l > 0.5 ? d / (2 - max - min) : d / (max + min); switch(max){ case r: h = (g - b) / d + (g < b ? 6 : 0); break; case g: h = (b - r) / d + 2; break; case b: h = (r - g) / d + 4; break; } h /= 6; } return [h, s, l]; }