Sorting by Color

Question

I have a long list (1000+) of hex colors broken up in general color categories (Red, Orange, Blue, etc). When I show the list of colors in each category I need to show them in

Answer 1

If you convert the colors to HSV space, you could potentially sort them by the hue, then the value.

The hue will determine the color "category" - ie: red, blue, green, etc.

The value and saturation will affect the "lightness" of the final color. You might need some experimentation to get the ideal sort, though.