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!

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

Color picking

Color history

Average color of the area

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