Color Picker

Pick colors & generate palettes

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About Color Picker

An interactive color picker that lets you select any color using a visual picker or by entering HEX, RGB, or HSL values. Provides instant conversion between all three formats, generates complementary, analogous, and triadic color palettes, maintains a color history, and outputs CSS-ready color values. All processing is client-side. Essential for web designers, UI/UX professionals, and developers working with color systems.

Color Picker Features

  • Visual picker
  • HEX/RGB/HSL
  • Color palettes
  • Color history
  • CSS output
Color is fundamental to design. HEX (#FF5733), RGB (rgb(255,87,51)), and HSL (hsl(11,100%,60%)) are the three primary formats used in web development. Each has advantages: HEX for brevity, RGB for transparency (RGBA), and HSL for intuitive hue/saturation/lightness adjustments.

How to Use

Select a color:

  • Picker: Use the visual color picker
  • Input: Type HEX, RGB, or HSL values
  • Palettes: View generated color harmonies

Color Formats

  • HEX: #RRGGBB — Compact, widely supported
  • RGB: rgb(R,G,B) — 0-255 per channel
  • HSL: hsl(H,S%,L%) — Intuitive hue wheel

Color Harmonies

  • Complementary: Opposite on color wheel (+180°)
  • Analogous: Adjacent colors (±30°)
  • Triadic: Three evenly spaced (120° apart)

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 1Use the color picker or enter a value.
  2. 2View conversions in all formats.
  3. 3Explore generated palettes.
  4. 4Click any color to copy its code.
  5. 5Check your color history.

Color Picker — Frequently Asked Questions

When should I use HSL vs RGB?+

HSL is easier for creating variations of a color (change lightness or saturation). RGB is better for precise color matching and transparency. HEX is most compact for CSS.

What's the difference between HEX and RGB?+

They represent the same color space. HEX is just RGB in hexadecimal: #FF5733 = rgb(255, 87, 51). FF=255, 57=87, 33=51.

How do I make a color lighter or darker?+

In HSL, adjust the L (lightness) value: higher = lighter, lower = darker. This is much easier than modifying individual R/G/B values.

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