Your Ultimate Suite of Color Tools

Discover, create, and analyze color palettes with ease. From instant generation to advanced shade control and accessibility checks, find everything you need for perfect color schemes.

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Advanced Color & Gradient Generator

Fine-tune your color creation with precise controls. Generate a spectrum of shades and tints from a single base color, or craft smooth gradient steps between two distinct colors. Outputs include Hex, RGB, and HSL values for versatile use.

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Dynamic Color Palette Generator

Instantly generate, customize, and explore harmonious color schemes. Drag, drop, and lock colors, or view detailed shades and tints for your perfect UI/UX design palette. Hit spacebar for fresh inspiration!

Image Color Palette Extractor

Upload an image and use draggable pickers to create your custom color palette directly from the image. Ideal for focused color selection.

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WCAG Color Contrast Checker

Ensure your designs are accessible to everyone. This tool helps you verify if your chosen color combinations meet WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) contrast ratio standards for text, UI elements, and graphics, promoting inclusive design.

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How to Use Your Color Tool Suite

This suite provides a collection of powerful color tools designed to help you discover, create, analyze, and implement color schemes for your projects. Whether you’re a designer, developer, or content creator, these tools will streamline your color workflow.

1. Getting Started (Setup)

  1. Include Libraries:

    Ensure the external JavaScript libraries (Chroma.js and ColorThief.js) are loaded before your custom script. The main tool code you’ve provided already includes these via CDN links, so they should work automatically if the main tool code is present on the page:
  2. Add the Tool Code:
    • WordPress Custom HTML Block: The primary way to use these tools on WordPress is to paste the entire tool code (the large , HTML structure, and ) into a “Custom HTML” block on your WordPress page or post.
    • Standalone HTML Page: Alternatively, you can save the entire tool code as an .html file and open it directly in a web browser.
    • This Tutorial: This “How to Use” guide itself should be placed in a separate Custom HTML block on your WordPress page or in a separate section of your standalone HTML file.

2. Navigating the Tools

3. Using Each Tool

A. Advanced Color & Gradient Generator

This tool offers precise control for generating color variations or gradient steps.

  1. Choose Mode:
    • Single Color Shades: Generates a spectrum of lighter and darker versions (shades and tints) from one Base Color.
    • Gradient Steps: Creates a series of intermediate colors forming a smooth transition between a Start Color and an End Color.
  2. Input Color(s):
    • For Single Color Mode, enter a Base Color in HEX format (e.g., #62AD67) into the text field, or click the adjacent color swatch to use a visual color picker.
    • For Gradient Steps Mode, provide both a Start Color and a Base Color 2 (End Color) using their respective text fields or color pickers.
  3. Set Number of Steps/Shades: In the “Number of Shades” (or “Steps”) field, enter a whole number between 3 and 100.
  4. Generate: Click the “Generate” button.
  5. View Results: The generated colors will be displayed as individual cards. Each card shows the color swatch and its corresponding HEX, RGB, and HSL values. For gradients, it also indicates the percentage mix of the two base colors.
  6. Copy Colors: Click directly on any color swatch within a card, or click the small copy icon (looks like two overlapping pages) on the card to copy the color’s HEX code to your clipboard. A “Copied: #XXXXXX” feedback message will briefly appear at the bottom of the tool.

B. Dynamic Color Palette Generator

Instantly generate, customize, and explore harmonious color schemes.

  1. Generate a Palette: Click the “Discover Colors (Space)” button or simply press the Spacebar on your keyboard (ensure no input field is active). A new random palette of colors will appear.
  2. Interact with Colors: Hover your mouse over any color swatch to reveal a set of action icons:
    • Remove (X icon): Deletes that color from the palette.
    • View Shades/Tints (House icon): Opens an inline panel displaying 21 shades and tints of that color. Click any bar in this panel to replace the original swatch color. Click the ‘×’ button in the shades panel to close it without changes.
    • Copy HEX (Copy icon): Copies the color’s HEX code to your clipboard. A “Copied!” message will appear.
    • Lock/Unlock (Lock/Unlock icon): Click to lock a color. Locked colors will remain unchanged when you generate a new palette. Click again to unlock.
  3. Reorder Colors: Click and drag any color swatch to a different position within the palette to reorder them.

C. Image Color Palette Extractor

Upload an image and use draggable pickers to create a custom color palette directly from its content.

  1. Upload Image: Click the “Upload Image” button and select an image file (e.g., JPG, PNG) from your device. The image will appear in the designated area.
  2. Select Palette Size: Use the “Palette Colors” dropdown menu to choose the number of colors (and draggable handles) you want for your palette (options: 3, 5, 7, or 9).
  3. Pick Colors: Draggable circular handles will appear overlaid on your image. Click and drag these handles to different parts of the image.
  4. View Palette: Below the image, a series of color swatches will update in real-time, displaying the color from the image at the center of each corresponding handle. The HEX code for each color is shown on its swatch.
  5. Copy Colors: Click on any of the generated color swatches (below the image) to copy its HEX code. A “Copied!” message will appear.

D. WCAG Color Contrast Checker

Ensure your designs are accessible by verifying if color combinations meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) contrast standards.

  1. Input Colors:
    • Enter the HEX code for your “Background Color” into its text field or select it using the adjacent color picker.
    • Enter the HEX code for your “Text/Foreground Color” into its text field or select it using its color picker.
  2. View Results (Automatic): As you input colors, the results update instantly:
    • Contrast Ratio: Shows the numerical ratio (e.g., 7.52:1) and a qualitative description (e.g., “Excellent”).
    • WCAG 2.1 Conformance: Indicates “Pass” or “Fail” for different WCAG levels: AA (Normal Text), AA (Large Text), AAA (Normal Text), and AAA (Large Text), along with the required minimum ratios.
    • Visual Preview: A section to the right displays sample heading text, paragraph text, and a button using your chosen foreground and background colors, giving you an immediate visual sense of the contrast.
  3. Suggest High Contrast: Click the “Suggest High Contrast” button. The tool will try to generate a random pair of background and foreground colors that achieve good contrast, ideally meeting at least AA standards.
  4. Error Messages: If you enter an invalid HEX color code, an error message will guide you.

Enjoy creating beautiful, functional, and accessible color schemes with this comprehensive suite!

Help & FAQs

Welcome to our Color Tools Help section! Below you’ll find answers to common questions and tips for using our tools.

General Questions

Que: Are these color tools free to use?
Ans: Yes, all the color tools currently available on [Site Name] are free for you to use.

Que: What browsers are supported?
Ans: Our tools are designed to work best on modern web browsers such as the latest versions of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, and Microsoft Edge. Some features might not work as expected on older browsers.

Using the Tools

Que: How does the “Advanced Color & Gradient Generator” work?
Ans:

  • Select “Single Color Shades” to generate variations (tints and shades) of one base color. Enter your base hex color and the desired number of shades.
  • Select “Gradient Steps” to create a color scale between two colors. Enter your start and end hex colors and the number of steps for the gradient.
  • Click “Generate” to see the results. You can copy the HEX, RGB, or HSL values for each generated color.

Que: How do I use the “Dynamic Color Palette Generator”?
Ans:

  • Click the “Discover Colors” button or press the Spacebar to generate a new random color palette.
  • Hover over a color swatch to see options: remove, view shades/tints, copy hex, or lock/unlock the color.
  • Locked colors will remain when you generate a new palette.
  • You can drag and drop color swatches to reorder them.
  • Click the “shades” icon to view a detailed scale of tints and shades for that specific color, and click on any shade to update the main swatch.

Que: How does the “Image Color Palette Extractor” work?
Ans:

  • Click “Upload Image” to select an image file from your device.
  • Once the image is loaded, you can select the number of palette colors you want to extract (e.g., 3, 5, 7, 9).
  • Draggable handles will appear on your image. Move these handles to different parts of the image. The color swatch below will update in real-time with the color from under the handle.
  • Click on any generated color swatch in the palette display to copy its hex code.

Que: How do I use the “WCAG Color Contrast Checker”?
Ans:

  • Enter the hex code for your Background Color in the first input field (or use the color picker).
  • Enter the hex code for your Text/Foreground Color in the second input field (or use the color picker).
  • The tool will automatically calculate the contrast ratio and display whether the combination passes WCAG AA and AAA conformance levels for normal and large text.
  • A visual preview will also update to show how the colors look together.
  • Use the “Suggest High Contrast” button to get a randomly generated pair of colors that typically meet good contrast standards.

Troubleshooting

Que: I’m having trouble copying a color code.
Ans: Most tools provide a “copy” icon or allow clicking on the hex code itself to copy it to your clipboard. A confirmation message like “Copied!” should appear. If this isn’t working, ensure your browser allows clipboard access for this site, or try manually selecting and copying the text.

Que: A tool isn’t loading or working correctly.
Ans:

  • Try refreshing the page.
  • Ensure you have a stable internet connection, as some libraries are loaded externally.
  • Clear your browser cache and cookies for this site.
  • Check if your browser has any extensions that might be interfering with JavaScript.
  • If the problem persists, please contact us with details about the issue, the browser you are using, and the specific tool.

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