title: Android: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Unknown color
body: <p>I'm getting the above error when I try to run the following code:</p>
  
  <pre><code>int colourInt = Color.parseColor(colour.getHexValue());
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The offending hexadecimal value is <code>ee3090b0</code>. Is there a way I can convert a colour hexdecimal value to its integer equivalent and still retain the alpha value?
  I've tried following a suggestion made in this <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6935057/convert-hex-color-value-ffffff-to-integer-value">post</a>, but it isn't working...</p>