diff --git a/src/util/Type.js b/src/util/Type.js
index 75724aa8..f8c87f99 100644
--- a/src/util/Type.js
+++ b/src/util/Type.js
@@ -283,6 +283,14 @@
         _rgbToHex: function(r, g, b) {
             return ((1 << 24) + (r << 16) + (g << 8) + b).toString(16).slice(1);
         },
+        _hexToRgb: function(hex) {
+            var bigint = parseInt(hex, 16);
+            return {
+                r: (bigint >> 16) & 255,
+                g: (bigint >> 8) & 255,
+                b: bigint & 255
+            };
+        },
         _getRandomColorKey: function() {
             var randColor = (Math.random() * 0xFFFFFF << 0).toString(16);
             while (randColor.length < 6) {