From 74a20032595118c69ef693c6c3e941128b8a89cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: foamyguy <foamyguy@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 09:22:32 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] convert tuple to hex color first

---
 displayio/_colorconverter.py | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/displayio/_colorconverter.py b/displayio/_colorconverter.py
index 69c1f49..7fd12bb 100644
--- a/displayio/_colorconverter.py
+++ b/displayio/_colorconverter.py
@@ -205,8 +205,15 @@ class ColorConverter:
             self._cached_input_pixel = input_pixel.pixel
             self._cached_output_color = output_color.pixel
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _rgbtuple_to_hex(color_tuple):
+        """Convert rgb tuple with 0-255 values to hex color value"""
+        return color_tuple[0] << 16 | color_tuple[1] << 8 | color_tuple[2]
+
     @staticmethod
     def _convert_pixel(colorspace: Colorspace, pixel: int) -> int:
+        if isinstance(pixel, tuple):
+            pixel = ColorConverter._rgbtuple_to_hex(pixel)
         pixel = clamp(pixel, 0, 0xFFFFFFFF)
         if colorspace in (
             Colorspace.RGB565_SWAPPED,
-- 
2.49.0