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Color Tools vs Desktop Colour Picker

Provides a broader suite of free colour tools rather than a single picker
Color ToolsHave you explored our extensive range of free color tools yet?Desktop Colour PickerPick HTML Colours from any screen, and choose from colour pickers

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What it is
Color Tools:Color Tools provides free, instant color lookups, conversions, palettes, and visual utilities for designers and developers.
Desktop Colour Picker:Desktop Colour Picker lets you grab HTML colours from any screen and manage palettes.
Best for
Color Tools:Free, on-page color conversion and palette generation
Desktop Colour Picker:Quick screen colour picking
Who it’s for
Color Tools:Designers, developers, and anyone needing quick color information.
Desktop Colour Picker:Designers and developers who need to sample colors from their desktop.
Pricing
Color Tools:Free
Desktop Colour Picker:Freemium
DevHunt upvotes
Color Tools:19
Desktop Colour Picker:16
Launched on DevHunt
Color Tools:Feb 2024
Desktop Colour Picker:Sep 2023

Color Tools features

  • Hex/RGB/Name Lookup. Enter a hex code, RGB value or color name to see conversions, harmonies, contrast and shades.
  • Color Palette Generator. Create harmonious color palettes from a single color or random selection.
  • Color Converter. Convert colors between HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, CMYK and CIE spaces instantly.
  • Contrast Checker. Calculate WCAG contrast ratios between any two colors.
  • Color Blindness Simulator. View how a color appears to various types of color vision deficiency.
  • Image & Website Palette Extraction. Generate palettes from uploaded images or existing website stylesheets.
  • Material & Brand Color Libraries. Access predefined palettes like Material Design, Pantone, RAL and brand colors.
  • Fast, No-Tracker Pages. Color pages render in milliseconds without external API calls.
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Desktop Colour Picker features

  • Multi-monitor support. Works across multiple monitors, including 4K and different scale settings.
  • Colour history. Stores a history of selected colours for easy reuse.
  • Light/Dark mode. Adapts to system theme for comfortable use.
  • HEX input chooser. Enter or adjust colours directly via HEX values.
  • Palette creation. Upgrade to create and manage colour palettes for projects.
Desktop Colour Picker on DevHunt →Alternatives

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