2 files changed, 53 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/pyfarbpracht/printc.py b/pyfarbpracht/printc.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3ac38a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyfarbpracht/printc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/env python3
+
+import sys
+import pyfarbpracht as fp
+
+def usage():
+    print('usage: ' + sys.argv[0] + ' \"#abcdef\" msg')
+    print('You need to escape the hex color')
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+    usage()
+
+color = sys.argv[1]
+if not color.startswith('#'):
+    print('Color does not start with "#"')
+    sys.exit(1)
+if len(color) != 7:
+    print('Invalid color length')
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+try:
+    test = int(color[1:], 16)
+except:
+    print('Color is not a valid hex string')
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+msg = sys.argv[2]
+
+fp.printc(color, msg, enable_color=True)
diff --git a/pyfarbpracht/pyfarbpracht.py b/pyfarbpracht/pyfarbpracht.py
index 2422699..d41842b 100755
--- a/pyfarbpracht/pyfarbpracht.py
+++ b/pyfarbpracht/pyfarbpracht.py
@@ -19,22 +19,29 @@ def printc(color, msg, no_newline=False, enable_color=False):
 def colored(color, msg):
     """returns msg in ANSI color"""
     ret = str()
-    c = 'default'
-    if color == 'red':
-        c = '31'
-    elif color == 'green':
-        c = '32'
-    elif color == 'yellow':
-        c = '33'
-    elif color == 'blue':
-        c = '34'
-    elif color == 'magenta':
-        c = '35'
-    elif color == 'cyan':
-        c = '36'
-    if c is not 'default':
-        # set color
-        ret += '\033[0;' + c + 'm'
+    if color.startswith("#"):
+        ret += '\033[38;2;'
+        ret += str(int(color[1:3], 16)) + ';' \
+                + str(int(color[3:5], 16)) + ';' \
+                + str(int(color[5:7], 16))
+        ret += 'm'
+    else:
+        c = 'default'
+        if color == 'red':
+            c = '31'
+        elif color == 'green':
+            c = '32'
+        elif color == 'yellow':
+            c = '33'
+        elif color == 'blue':
+            c = '34'
+        elif color == 'magenta':
+            c = '35'
+        elif color == 'cyan':
+            c = '36'
+        if c is not 'default':
+            # set color
+            ret += '\033[0;' + c + 'm'
     ret += msg
     # reset color
     ret += '\033[0m'