Due to the tests using two different copies of d3 (one loaded via require, and
the other via smash), the instanceof check in the d3.lab constructor was
returning false when testing for d3.hcl, and this constructor was therefore
never tested.
Fixes#1029. Previously, these interpolators returned RGB hexadecimal strings,
as the intent was for the color to be used to set attributes and styles.
However, since #333, all colors return RGB hexadecimal strings when coerced to a
string, so we can get the equivalent behavior by returning a color instance
rather than a string. Returning a color instance is also more useful in the case
where additional color manipulation (such as brighter/darker) is desired.
In HSL space, grayscale colors can now have undefined hue rather than assuming a
hue of 0°; likewise black and white can have undefined saturation rather than
assuming 0%. In HCL space, black can now have undefined hue and chroma. (For
non-black grayscale colors, including white, hue and chroma are implied by the
D65 standard referent.)
When interpolating between colors with undefined hue, saturation or chroma, the
defined value is used when available. For example, when interpolating from black
to blue in HCL space, the intermediate colors are now dark blues (#241178)
rather than dark purples (#600054).
Fixes#833.
Mike Bostock
Wil Gieseler