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/**
* Generates a random palette of HSV colors. Attempts to pick colors
* that are as distinct as possible within the desired HSV range.
*
* @param {number} [options.numColors=10] - the number of colors to generate
* @param {number[]} [options.hRange=[0,1]] - the maximum range for generated hue
* @param {number[]} [options.sRange=[0,1]] - the maximum range for generated saturation
* @param {number[]} [options.vRange=[0,1]] - the maximum range for generated value
* @param {number[][]}[options.exclude=[[0,0,0],[0,0,1]]] - colors to exclude
*
* @returns {number[][]} an array of HSV colors (each HSV color
* is a [hue, saturation, value] array)
*/
function randomHSVPalette(options) {
function random(min, max) {
return min + Math.random() * (max - min);
}
function HSVtoXYZ(hsv) {
var h = hsv[0];
var s = hsv[1];
var v = hsv[2];
var angle = h * Math.PI * 2;
return [Math.sin(angle) * s * v,
Math.cos(angle) * s * v,
v];
}
function distSq(a, b) {
var dx = a[0] - b[0];
var dy = a[1] - b[1];
var dz = a[2] - b[2];
return dx * dx + dy * dy + dz * dz;
}
if (!options) {
options = {};
}
var numColors = options.numColors || 10;
var hRange = options.hRange || [0, 1];
var sRange = options.sRange || [0, 1];
var vRange = options.vRange || [0, 1];
var exclude = options.exclude || [[0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 1]];
var points = exclude.map(HSVtoXYZ);
var result = [];
while (result.length < numColors) {
var bestHSV;
var bestXYZ;
var bestDist = 0;
for (var i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
var hsv = [random(hRange[0], hRange[1]), random(sRange[0], sRange[1]), random(vRange[0], vRange[1])];
var xyz = HSVtoXYZ(hsv);
var minDist = 10;
points.forEach(function(point) {
minDist = Math.min(minDist, distSq(xyz, point));
});
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