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Go

package main
import (
"errors"
"fmt"
)
func ConvertStringToColour(colourStr string) (int, error) {
if len(colourStr) == 0 {
return 0xFF0000, nil // Default colour if no string is provided
}
if colourStr[0] == '#' {
colourStr = colourStr[1:]
}
if len(colourStr) != 6 && len(colourStr) != 3 {
return 0, errors.New("colour must be a valid hex string")
}
var colour int
_, err := fmt.Sscanf(colourStr, "%x", &colour)
if err != nil {
return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid colour format: %v", err)
}
if len(colourStr) == 3 {
r := (colour & 0xF00) >> 8
g := (colour & 0x0F0) >> 4
b := (colour & 0x00F) >> 0
colour = (r << 16 << 4) | (g << 8 << 4) | (b << 0 << 4)
}
return colour, nil
}