# parseColor

This method will attempt to convert colours into their Hex or RGB equivalent .   Eg  "Red" will become "#FF0000"

The method accepts the following argument

<details>

<summary>color: string</summary>

The verbose color or  Hex or RGB

</details>

<details>

<summary>alpha: number (defaults to 1)</summary>

The alpha value for the color

</details>

<details>

<summary>outputHex: boolean (defaults to false)</summary>

Do you want the return to be Hex (true)   or RGBA (false)

</details>

Returns a Hex or RGBA string of the new colour


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