Free Online Color Picker

Pick a color online and convert it instantly into HEX, RGB, RGBA, HSL, HSLA, HSV and CMYK formats.

Use this free color picker to choose a color, copy CSS-ready values, generate shades, explore harmony palettes and check contrast for better readability.

Choose a color

Color

HEX value

Opacity: 100%

#4F46E5

Color formats

HEX #4F46E5

RGB rgb(79, 70, 229)

RGBA rgba(79, 70, 229, 1)

HSL hsl(243, 75%, 59%)

HSLA hsla(243, 75%, 59%, 1)

HSV hsv(243, 69%, 90%)

CMYK cmyk(66%, 69%, 0%, 10%)

Generated color shades

Click any swatch to use it as the selected color.

Color harmony palette

Complementary, analogous and triadic colors based on your selected color.

Contrast checker

Background color

Background HEX

Readable text preview This is how your selected color looks on the chosen background.

Contrast ratio 6.29:1

WCAG normal text AA Pass

WCAG large text AAA Pass

What is a Color Picker Online?

A color picker is an online tool that lets you select a color visually and get its values in different formats such as HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV and CMYK.

Instead of manually converting color codes, you can choose a color, paste a HEX value or adjust the color input and instantly copy the format you need for CSS, design systems, UI mockups, branding, websites or digital graphics.

This color picker runs directly in your browser and updates the color values instantly.

What can you use a Color Picker tool for?

You can use this color picker to choose website colors, convert HEX to RGB, convert HEX to HSL, generate lighter and darker shades, create simple color harmony palettes and check the contrast between text and background colors.

It is useful for web design, UI design, CSS styling, branding, landing pages, dashboards, app interfaces, social media graphics and quick design experiments.

How to use the Color Picker

Step 1: Choose or paste a color

Use the visual color input or paste a HEX color code into the HEX field. The tool will automatically read and normalize the selected color.

Step 2: Copy the color format you need

The tool generates several color formats including HEX, RGB, RGBA, HSL, HSLA, HSV and CMYK. Click the copy button next to the format you want to use.

Step 3: Explore shades and harmony colors

Use the generated tints, shades and harmony colors to build quick palettes based on your selected color. Click any swatch to make it the active color.

Step 4: Check color contrast

Choose a background color to calculate the contrast ratio and see whether your text color passes common readability levels for normal and large text.

Supported color formats

This online color picker supports several common color formats:

HEX
RGB
RGBA
HSL
HSLA
HSV
CMYK

These formats are useful for CSS, design tools, style guides, branding systems and digital interfaces.

Common use cases

For web designers

Web designers can pick colors, copy CSS-ready values and quickly test color combinations for websites, landing pages and UI components.

For developers

Developers can convert colors between HEX, RGB and HSL formats and copy values directly into CSS, JavaScript or design tokens.

For brand design

Brand creators can explore shades and related colors based on a primary brand color.

For UI and product design

UI designers can generate quick palettes, test text readability and check how colors work on different backgrounds.

For accessibility checks

The contrast checker helps you compare a foreground color against a background color and improve readability.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this Color Picker free?

Yes. This online color picker is completely free to use.

Is my color data stored?

No. The tool runs directly in your browser. Your selected colors are not uploaded, saved or stored.

Can I convert HEX to RGB?

Yes. Paste or choose a HEX color and the tool instantly generates the RGB value.

Can I convert HEX to HSL?

Yes. The tool converts your selected color into HSL and HSLA formats automatically.

Can I generate shades from a color?

Yes. The tool creates lighter tints and darker shades based on the selected color.

Can I create a color palette?

Yes. The tool generates harmony colors such as complementary, analogous and triadic colors.

Can I check color contrast?

Yes. You can choose a background color and calculate the contrast ratio between the selected color and the background.

Can I copy the color values?

Yes. You can copy HEX, RGB, RGBA, HSL, HSLA, HSV and CMYK values with one click.

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