function makeColor(colorNum, colors){
if (colors < 1) colors = 1; // defaults to one color - avoid divide by zero
return colorNum * (360 / colors) % 360;
}
// TEST CODE
var totalDIVs = 5;
var totalColors = totalDIVs;
// you can use this to check stripes od repeating colors
// as the color palette will wrap around
//var totalColors = 10;
for (var i = 0; i < totalDIVs; i++){
var element = document.createElement('div');
document.body.appendChild(element);
var color = "hsl( " + makeColor(i, totalColors) + ", 100%, 50% )";
var color2 = "hsl( " + makeColor((i+totalColors/2) % totalColors , totalColors) + ", 100%, 50% )";
element.style.backgroundColor = color;
element.style.color = color2;
element.innerHTML = color;
}
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