Javascript - Sort rgb values

Question

Using javascript/jquery, I want to sort an array of rgba values to the colours of the visible spectrum. By doing this, like shades should be bunched together. Is there a plu

Answer 1

Disclosure: I'm the author of the library recommended below.

If you don't mind using a library, here's a much more concise version of Oriol's detailed response. It uses the sc-color library:

var sorted = colorArray.sort(function(colorA, colorB) {
    return sc_color(colorA).hue() - sc_color(colorB).hue();
});