https://github.com/martinchrzan/ColorPicker

Windows system-wide color picker
https://github.com/martinchrzan/ColorPicker

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Windows system-wide color picker

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/martinchrzan/ColorPicker
• Owner: martinchrzan
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-06-14T18:51:39.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-02-13T21:34:59.000Z (9 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-02T16:47:50.343Z (3 months ago)
• Language: C#
• Homepage:
• Size: 21.1 MB
• Stars: 331
• Watchers: 6
• Forks: 28
• Open Issues: 12
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# ColorPicker

## Windows system-wide color picker

Simple and quick system-wide color picker. Pick colors from any currently running application.

## Now also part of [**PowerToys**](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys)! 

**To open Color Picker** - (default shortcut) - *Left Ctrl + Break*

**To pick a color** - *Left mouse click* - copies selected color into the clipboard in the selected format (rgb/hex/hsl/hsv)

**To zoom in** - *Mouse wheel*

**To open Colors History Palette** - *Right mouse click while Color Picker opened* - holds up to 10 previously copied colors

**To get an average color in a selected area** - *Left and hold mouse click while Color Picker opened* - select the area - color is copied on the left mouse button released

[**Download the latest release here**](https://github.com/martinchrzan/ColorPicker/releases/latest)

**Color picking**

![](showcase.gif)

**Color history**

![](ColorsHistory.gif)

**Average color of the area**

![](colorMeter.gif)

Currently supported color formats and their string representation:

- **HEX** - *#292929*

- **RGB** - *rgb(31,31,31)*

- **HSL** - *hsl(0, 0%, 12%)* 

- **HSV** - *hsv(0, 0, 12)*

- **VEC4** - *vec4(0.122, 0.122, 0.122, 1)*

- **RGB565** - *#4C8A*

- **DecimalBE (Big-endian)** - *2114460*

- **DecimalLE (Little-endian)** - *1213756*

## Differences from the implementation in PowerToys

- different set of supported color formats

- color meter feature (average color of an area)

- quick colors history palette

- different design

- no telemetry

- lightweight