Convert RGB colour value to Brush

using Windows.UI;

	//************************************************
	//************************************************
	//********** CONVERT RGB TO BRUSH COLOR **********
	//************************************************
	//************************************************
	private Brush ConvertRgbHexToBrushColor(string hex)
	{

		try
		{
			if (hex.StartsWith("#"))
				hex = hex.Substring(1);

			if (hex.Length != 6) throw new Exception("Color not valid");

			return new SolidColorBrush(ColorHelper.FromArgb(
				0xff,
				byte.Parse(hex.Substring(0, 2), System.Globalization.NumberStyles.HexNumber),
				byte.Parse(hex.Substring(2, 2), System.Globalization.NumberStyles.HexNumber),
				byte.Parse(hex.Substring(4, 2), System.Globalization.NumberStyles.HexNumber)));
		}
		catch (Exception )
		{
			return new SolidColorBrush(ColorHelper.FromArgb(0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff));
		}
	}

Convert RGB color value to Color

using Windows.UI;

	//******************************************
	//******************************************
	//********** CONVERT RGB TO COLOR **********
	//******************************************
	//******************************************
	private Color ConvertRgbHexToColor(string hex)
	{
		
		try
		{
			if (hex.StartsWith("#"))
				hex = hex.Substring(1);

			if (hex.Length != 6) throw new Exception("Color not valid");

			return Color.FromArgb(
				0xff,
				byte.Parse(hex.Substring(0, 2), System.Globalization.NumberStyles.HexNumber),
				byte.Parse(hex.Substring(2, 2), System.Globalization.NumberStyles.HexNumber),
				byte.Parse(hex.Substring(4, 2), System.Globalization.NumberStyles.HexNumber));
		}
		catch (Exception )
		{
			return Color.FromArgb(0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff);
		}
	}