JavaScript: Check whether a given value is hexcolor value or not

JavaScript validation with regular expression: Exercise-17 with Solution

Write a JavaScript function to check whether a given value is a hexcolor value or not.

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Sample Solution:

JavaScript Code:

function is_hexcolor(str)
{
 regexp = /^#?([0-9a-fA-F]{3}|[0-9a-fA-F]{6})$/;
  
        if (regexp.test(str))
          {
            return true;
          }
        else
          {
            return false;
          }
}

console.log(is_hexcolor("#444"));

console.log(is_hexcolor("#3333"));

Output:

true
false

Flowchart:

Live Demo:

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