Best for
- Extract dominant colors from product photos, screenshots, or artwork.
- Hover over the image to read live pixel colors.
- Copy HEX, RGB, HSL, or CSS variable values.
TUXIA Tools
Image Color Picker - TUXIA
TUXIA Image Color Picker extracts a main color palette from images and lets you hover over the image to read live HEX, RGB, and HSL values for design reference.
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Color analysis
Extract palettes and pick live colors
Upload an image to view a 6-color palette. Move the mouse over the image to read and copy live color values.
Drag an image here, or click to choose a file
PNG、JPG、WebP
Hover color
Move the mouse to view color
Image color palette
Extract main colors from the uploaded image. Click a swatch to copy it.
Click a swatch or copy button to copy the current format.
Tool Guide
Image Color Picker Guide and FAQ
Extract a color palette from any image and inspect live color values by hovering over the preview. TUXIA shows HEX, RGB, HSL, and CSS variable formats so designers and developers can quickly copy colors into websites, brand drafts, or UI prototypes.
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Color is one of the most powerful elements of visual design, and extracting the right colors from an image can inspire a complete brand palette, a website theme, or a UI component library. TUXIA's Image Color Picker serves two functions: it extracts a representative 6-color palette from the uploaded image using an analysis of dominant hues and color distribution, and it provides a live hover picker over the image preview that reads the exact pixel color at your cursor position. Colors are displayed in four formats — HEX (e.g., #3B82F6), RGB (rgb(59, 130, 246)), HSL (hsl(217, 91%, 60%)), and CSS custom property (--color: #3B82F6) — each copyable with a single click. The palette and color picker run entirely in the browser, so your images are never uploaded.
Common Use Cases
Brand Color Extraction
Upload a logo, hero image, or mood board photo to extract the dominant colors that define a brand's visual identity. Copy the HEX values directly into your brand guidelines document or CSS variables file.
UI and Web Design
Extract colors from a hero image, illustration, or product photo to create a harmonious UI color scheme. Use the extracted palette for buttons, accents, backgrounds, and text colors that naturally complement the main imagery.
Art and Photography Analysis
Study the color composition of artwork, photography, or design references by extracting and comparing palettes. Understand how professional images balance warm and cool tones, saturation levels, and contrast.
How It Compares
Browser extensions and dedicated color picker apps can sample colors from anywhere on screen, which is more powerful for cross-application workflows. However, TUXIA's tool provides palette extraction plus live pixel picking in one integrated workspace without installing anything. For detailed color grading, ICC profile management, or print color spaces (CMYK), professional tools like Adobe Color or Capture One are more appropriate.
Technical Notes
- HEX format (#RRGGBB) is the most widely used color format on the web and in CSS. Each pair of characters represents red, green, and blue values in hexadecimal.
- RGB format specifies colors as red, green, blue values from 0-255. It is useful for programmatic color manipulation in JavaScript and Canvas operations.
- HSL format (hue, saturation, lightness) is more intuitive for designers — hue is the color angle on the wheel (0-360), saturation is color intensity (0-100%), and lightness is brightness (0-100%).
- The extracted palette may contain similar-looking colors if the image has a narrow color range. For diverse palettes, use images with varied color content.
Best Practices
- Switch between HEX, RGB, and HSL formats to match your workflow. Web developers typically use HEX, UI designers often prefer HSL, and Canvas/JavaScript developers work in RGB.
- Copy all six palette colors at once using the 'Copy all' button when building a complete color scheme.
- For accurate color sampling, ensure your browser and display are calibrated. Colors may appear differently on other screens.
- Use the hover picker over areas of interest before extracting the palette — this lets you verify specific pixel colors directly.
How to use it
- Upload an image to generate a palette.
- Hover over the preview to inspect live colors.
- Switch color format and copy individual values or the whole palette.
Frequently asked questions
What color formats are supported?
The palette view supports HEX, RGB, HSL, and CSS variable output.
Can I pick a color from a specific pixel?
Yes. Hover over the image preview to see the color under your pointer.
Why are some palette colors similar?
Images may contain many near-identical tones. The extracted palette groups representative colors, but close shades can still appear.