ColorConvert

This function converts color values from various formats to a vector. Colors can be expressed three ways: as a hexidecimal value (can be preceeded by "#" or "0x" or nothing at all), as RGB values separated by commas, or as one of the common HTML color names.
list lstHTML = [
 "aliceblue", 0xf0f8ff, "antiquewhite", 0xfaebd7, "aqua", 0x00ffff,
 "aquamarine", 0x7fffd4, "azure", 0xf0ffff, "beige", 0xf5f5dc,
 "bisque", 0xffe4c4, "black", 0x000000, "blanchedalmond", 0xffebcd,
 "blue", 0x0000ff, "blueviolet", 0x8a2be2, "brown", 0xa52a2a,
 "burlywood", 0xdeb887, "cadetblue", 0x5f9ea0, "chartreuse", 0x7fff00,
 "chocolate", 0xd2691e, "coral", 0xff7f50, "cornflowerblue", 0x6495ed,
 "cornsilk", 0xfff8dc, "crimson", 0xdc143c, "cyan", 0x00ffff,
 "darkblue", 0x00008b, "darkcyan", 0x008b8b, "darkgoldenrod", 0xb8860b,
 "darkgray", 0xa9a9a9, "darkgreen", 0x006400, "darkkhaki", 0xbdb76b,
 "darkmagenta", 0x8b008b, "darkolivegreen", 0x556b2f, "darkorange", 0xff8c00,
 "darkorchid", 0x9932cc, "darkred", 0x8b0000, "darksalmon", 0xe9967a,
 "darkseagreen", 0x8fbc8f, "darkslateblue", 0x483d8b, "darkslategray", 0x2f4f4f,
 "darkturquoise", 0x00ced1, "darkviolet", 0x9400d3, "deeppink", 0xff1493,
 "deepskyblue", 0x00bfff, "dimgray", 0x696969, "dodgerblue", 0x1e90ff,
 "firebrick", 0xb22222, "floralwhite", 0xfffaf0, "forestgreen", 0x228b22,
 "fuchsia", 0xff00ff, "gainsboro", 0xdcdcdc, "ghostwhite", 0xf8f8ff,
 "gold", 0xffd700, "goldenrod", 0xdaa520, "gray", 0x808080,
 "green", 0x008000, "greenyellow", 0xadff2f, "honeydew", 0xf0fff0,
 "hotpink", 0xff69b4, "indianred", 0xcd5c5c, "indigo", 0x4b0082,
 "ivory", 0xfffff0, "khaki", 0xf0e68c, "lavender", 0xe6e6fa,
 "lavenderblush", 0xfff0f5, "lawngreen", 0x7cfc00, "lemonchiffon", 0xfffacd,
 "lightblue", 0xadd8e6, "lightcoral", 0xf08080, "lightcyan", 0xe0ffff,
 "lightgoldenrodyellow", 0xfafad2, "lightgrey", 0xd3d3d3, "lightgreen", 0x90ee90,
 "lightpink", 0xffb6c1, "lightsalmon", 0xffa07a, "lightseagreen", 0x20b2aa,
 "lightskyblue", 0x87cefa, "lightslategray", 0x778899, "lightsteelblue", 0xb0c4de,
 "lightyellow", 0xffffe0, "lime", 0x00ff00, "limegreen", 0x32cd32,
 "linen", 0xfaf0e6, "magenta", 0xff00ff, "maroon", 0x800000,
 "mediumaquamarine", 0x66cdaa, "mediumblue", 0x0000cd, "mediumorchid", 0xba55d3,
 "mediumpurple", 0x9370d8, "mediumseagreen", 0x3cb371, "mediumslateblue", 0x7b68ee,
 "mediumspringgreen", 0x00fa9a, "mediumturquoise", 0x48d1cc, "mediumvioletred", 0xc71585,
 "midnightblue", 0x191970, "mintcream", 0xf5fffa, "mistyrose", 0xffe4e1,
 "moccasin", 0xffe4b5, "navajowhite", 0xffdead, "navy", 0x000080,
 "oldlace", 0xfdf5e6, "olive", 0x808000, "olivedrab", 0x6b8e23,
 "orange", 0xffa500, "orangered", 0xff4500, "orchid", 0xda70d6,
 "palegoldenrod", 0xeee8aa, "palegreen", 0x98fb98, "paleturquoise", 0xafeeee,
 "palevioletred", 0xd87093, "papayawhip", 0xffefd5, "peachpuff", 0xffdab9,
 "peru", 0xcd853f, "pink", 0xffc0cb, "plum", 0xdda0dd,
 "powderblue", 0xb0e0e6, "purple", 0x800080, "red", 0xff0000,
 "rosybrown", 0xbc8f8f, "royalblue", 0x4169e1, "saddlebrown", 0x8b4513,
 "salmon", 0xfa8072, "sandybrown", 0xf4a460, "seagreen", 0x2e8b57,
 "seashell", 0xfff5ee, "sienna", 0xa0522d, "silver", 0xc0c0c0,
 "skyblue", 0x87ceeb, "slateblue", 0x6a5acd, "slategray", 0x708090,
 "snow", 0xfffafa, "springgreen", 0x00ff7f, "steelblue", 0x4682b4,
 "tan", 0xd2b48c, "teal", 0x008080, "thistle", 0xd8bfd8,
 "tomato", 0xff6347, "turquoise", 0x40e0d0, "violet", 0xee82ee,
 "wheat", 0xf5deb3, "white", 0xffffff, "whitesmoke", 0xf5f5f5,
 "yellow", 0xffff00, "yellowgreen", 0x9acd32
 ];
vector sbColorConvert(string strData) {
 integer mode = llListFindList(lstHTML, [llToLower(strData)]);
 integer intColor = 0;
 if (~mode) {
 intColor = llList2Integer(lstHTML, mode | 1);
 mode = 8;
 }
 else {
 string strStart = llGetSubString(strData, 0, 1);
 if (strStart != "0x") {
 if (llGetSubString(strStart, 0, 0) == "#") {
 strData = "0x" + llDeleteSubString(strData, 0, 0);
 else {
 vector vecColor = (vector)("<"+strData+">");
 if (vecColor) {
 return (vector)("<"+strData+">") / 255;
 }
 strData = "0x" + strData;
 }
 }
 intColor = (integer)strData;
 mode = llStringLength(strData);
 }
 if (mode == 8) {//RRGGBB
 return <(intColor >> 16) & 0xFF, (intColor >> 8) & 0xFF, intColor & 0xFF> / 0xFF;
 }
 else if (mode == 5) {//RGB (an HTML color format)
 return <(intColor >> 8) & 0xF, (intColor >> 4) & 0xF, intColor & 0xF> / 0xF;
 }
 return ZERO_VECTOR;//black
}