NATIVE EYEDROPPER & COLOR CONVERTER

Screen Color Picker

Pick any color from your screen and instantly get its HEX RGB HSL and HSV values. 100% private in-browser sampling with zero uploads.

PIXEL SAMPLER
100% IN-BROWSER
STEP 1 • SAMPLE ANY SCREEN PIXEL

Activate Screen EyeDropper Loupe

Click the button to open the desktop magnifying loupe. Click any pixel on any application, image, or window.

Selected Color PreviewWHITE TEXT
#FF5733
Sampled: Default
HEXHEXADECIMAL
#FF5733
RGBRAW & CSS STRING
rgb(255, 87, 51)
255 87 51
HSLHUE SATURATION LIGHTNESS
hsl(11, 100%, 60%)
11° 100% 60%
HSVHUE SATURATION VALUE
hsv(11, 80%, 100%)
11° 80% 100%
Manual HEX ConverterINSTANT CLIENT-SIDE CONVERSION
#
Supported formats:#RGB•#RGBA•#RRGGBB•#RRGGBBAA
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How Screen Color Picking Works

Extract exact color values from any desktop application, browser tab, or graphic design file with pixel-perfect accuracy.

NATIVE WEB APIS

How the Native EyeDropper API Works

The modern W3C EyeDropper API enables web applications to construct an eyedropper tool. When the user activates the loupe, the operating system renders a high-magnification pixel grid allowing the user to sample colors from anywhere across their screens, including windows outside the web browser.

Unlike legacy browser extensions or screen recording hacks, the native EyeDropper operates safely under strict user activation without granting background screen capture or recording permissions.

COLOR ARCHITECTURE

Supported Digital Color Formats

HEX (#RRGGBB / #RRGGBBAA)

Base-16 hexadecimal color code. Ideal for HTML/CSS stylesheets, design tokens, and digital brand style guides.

RGB & CSS rgb()

Additive decimal values from 0 to 255 for Red, Green, and Blue light channels used by computer monitors.

HSL & CSS hsl()

Cylindrical coordinates for Hue (0–360°), Saturation (0–100%), and Lightness (0–100%) for intuitive theming.

HSV / HSB

Hue, Saturation, and Brightness/Value coordinates utilized by Figma, Photoshop, and UI graphics suites.

COMPATIBILITY

Browser EyeDropper API Support

Browser EnginePlatformsNative Screen EyeDropperManual Converter
Google ChromeWindows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS✓ Fully Supported (v95+)✓ Active
Microsoft EdgeWindows, macOS, Linux✓ Fully Supported (v95+)✓ Active
Opera & BraveDesktop✓ Fully Supported✓ Active
Mozilla FirefoxAll platformsPending API Implementation✓ Active Fallback
Apple SafarimacOS, iOSPending API Implementation✓ Active Fallback
PRIVACY FIRST

Client-Side Privacy Guarantees

We believe utility tools should be private and instantaneous. Our screen color picker executes 100% inside your browser environment:

  • No user account or login is required.
  • No screen recordings or screenshots are ever transmitted to our servers.
  • Sampled color codes are stored only in your local browser storage if enabled.
  • All mathematical conversions execute synchronously without network round trips.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to common questions regarding screen color picking, conversions, browser support, and privacy.

What is a screen color picker?+
A screen color picker is an interactive web utility that allows you to sample any visible pixel on your screen and immediately get its HEX, RGB, HSL, and HSV color codes for coding, web design, or graphic production.
How do I pick a color from my screen?+
Click the 'Pick Color' button above. Your cursor will turn into a magnifying loupe. Move over any pixel on your display (such as an image or desktop application) and click once to sample that exact color.
What is the HEX value of a color?+
A HEX color value is a 6-digit or 8-digit hexadecimal string representing Red, Green, Blue, and optional Alpha channels prefixed with a hash symbol (e.g., #FF5733). It is the standard format for HTML and CSS web styling.
What is the difference between RGB and HSL?+
RGB describes colors using decimal intensities of Red, Green, and Blue light from 0 to 255. HSL describes the same color using human-intuitive coordinates: Hue (degrees on color wheel), Saturation (vibrancy percentage), and Lightness (brightness percentage).
Does the screen color picker work on mobile?+
The manual HEX converter, format calculations, and copy buttons work fully on mobile phones. Direct screen pixel sampling relies on the native browser EyeDropper API which is currently supported primarily on desktop Chromium browsers.
Why does my browser not support screen picking?+
Browsers like Firefox and Safari have not yet implemented the W3C EyeDropper API specification. Instead of attempting insecure or intrusive screen recording workarounds, we provide a full-featured manual HEX-to-RGB/HSL converter fallback.
Are my selected colors uploaded?+
No. All color sampling and conversions execute 100% locally inside your web browser. No data leaves your computer, and recent colors remain strictly inside your browser's localStorage.
Can I enter a HEX color manually?+
Yes. The manual converter automatically detects and parses 3, 4, 6, and 8-digit HEX strings (with or without #) as you type, updating all format cards instantly.
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