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Color Picker

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Pick any color and get its HEX, RGB, HSL, and CMYK values.

Color Picker Online Free — Pick Any Color & Get HEX, RGB, HSL

Whether you're sampling a brand colour from a logo, picking the perfect shade for a UI button, or extracting a colour from a reference image, our free color picker online gives you immediate access to every colour format you need. Click anywhere on the colour spectrum, enter a hex code directly, or use the eyedropper to sample from your screen — and instantly receive the HEX, RGB, HSL, and CMYK values for that exact colour, ready to copy into any design tool or stylesheet.

Every Color Format in One Place

Different tools and workflows demand different colour formats, and switching between them manually is a constant friction point. Our online color picker hex tool outputs all major formats simultaneously:

  • HEX: The universal web standard — #3B82F6. Used in CSS, HTML attributes, SVG, and design tools like Figma and Sketch.
  • RGB: rgb(59, 130, 246) — required for CSS rgba() transparency, canvas drawing, and programmatic colour manipulation.
  • HSL: hsl(217, 91%, 60%) — the most intuitive format for designers; directly maps to how humans think about colour (what hue, how saturated, how bright).
  • CMYK: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key (Black) values — required when preparing designs for print production, where RGB colours must be converted for physical ink mixing.

Color Selector Tool for Design Workflows

Our color selector tool integrates naturally into every phase of a design or development workflow. During initial brand development, use it to evaluate candidate brand colours across different format requirements. During design handoff, use it to extract the exact CSS value from a Figma export screenshot when a design token isn't available. During development, use it to match a colour sampled from a client's existing site that needs to be incorporated into a new component.

The visual picker canvas uses the HSV (Hue-Saturation-Value) model internally — the same model used by professional colour pickers in Photoshop, Affinity Designer, and Figma — ensuring that the full gamut of usable colours is accessible with maximum precision and minimum scrolling.

Pick Color from Image — Eyedropper Integration

Modern browsers support the EyeDropper API, which lets web applications access your system's native colour sampling tool. When you click the eyedropper icon in our picker, you can sample any pixel visible anywhere on your screen — not just within the browser window. Pick color from image sources like reference photographs, competitor websites, or brand assets and immediately receive all four colour format values for the sampled pixel.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What is the difference between HSL and HSB/HSV?

HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) and HSB/HSV (Hue, Saturation, Brightness/Value) are different models for representing the same gamut. In HSL, pure colours sit at 50% lightness; in HSB, they sit at 100% brightness. HSL is used in CSS and most web tools; HSB is used in Photoshop and Illustrator's colour picker interface.

Are the colours I see on screen the same as in print?

No. Screens use additive RGB colour (combining light), while print uses subtractive CMYK colour (absorbing light with ink). Some vivid screen colours fall outside the CMYK gamut and cannot be accurately reproduced in print. Always review print CMYK proofs to identify and correct out-of-gamut colours before final production.

Does the eyedropper work on all browsers?

The EyeDropper API is supported in Chrome 95+, Edge 95+, and Opera 81+. It is not yet supported in Firefox or Safari. In unsupported browsers, you can still use the visual picker canvas or enter a hex value manually to access all colour format conversions.

How to use Color Picker

This Color Picker is a high-precision browser-based utility designed for color tools. All processing happens locally on your device, ensuring maximum privacy and blazing-fast performance.

  • Step 1: Select your input data or upload a file.
  • Step 2: Configure any settings or transformation options.
  • Step 3: Click the process button to see instant results.
  • Step 4: Download or copy the output to your clipboard.

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