//by ADM-IT - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12523248/how-do-i-convert-a-string-color-to-a-brush-in-winrt
public static Brush ConvertFromString(string color)
{
color = color.Replace("#", "");
if (color.Length == 6)
{
return(new SolidColorBrush(ColorHelper.FromArgb(255,
byte.Parse(color.Substring(0, 2), System.Globalization.NumberStyles.HexNumber),
byte.Parse(color.Substring(2, 2), System.Globalization.NumberStyles.HexNumber),
byte.Parse(color.Substring(4, 2), System.Globalization.NumberStyles.HexNumber))));
}
else
{
return(null);
}
}