[java] How to convert hex to rgb using Java?

The other day I'd been solving the similar issue and found convenient to convert hex color string to int array [alpha, r, g, b]:

 /**
 * Hex color string to int[] array converter
 *
 * @param hexARGB should be color hex string: #AARRGGBB or #RRGGBB
 * @return int[] array: [alpha, r, g, b]
 * @throws IllegalArgumentException
 */

public static int[] hexStringToARGB(String hexARGB) throws IllegalArgumentException {

    if (!hexARGB.startsWith("#") || !(hexARGB.length() == 7 || hexARGB.length() == 9)) {

        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Hex color string is incorrect!");
    }

    int[] intARGB = new int[4];

    if (hexARGB.length() == 9) {
        intARGB[0] = Integer.valueOf(hexARGB.substring(1, 3), 16); // alpha
        intARGB[1] = Integer.valueOf(hexARGB.substring(3, 5), 16); // red
        intARGB[2] = Integer.valueOf(hexARGB.substring(5, 7), 16); // green
        intARGB[3] = Integer.valueOf(hexARGB.substring(7), 16); // blue
    } else hexStringToARGB("#FF" + hexARGB.substring(1));

    return intARGB;
}