Dominant colors with an honest frequency estimate
Each swatch includes an approximate share of sampled pixels. The percentage describes the grouped sample, not an exact count of every unique source pixel.
Image Tools · Local processing
Color Palette Generator from Image
Generate a dominant image color palette with HEX, RGB, HSL, frequency, and contrast details.
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The practical guide
Turn an image into a reusable palette instead of an unexplained row of swatches.
The generator samples decoded pixels locally, groups nearby colors into quantized bins, ranks those groups by sampled frequency, and filters near-duplicates before presenting the selected palette.
Use the palette in design and code
Copy individual HEX values, sort by frequency or luminance, copy CSS custom properties, or download structured JSON and a labeled PNG swatch strip.
Check contrast before choosing text
The reported white and black contrast ratios use relative luminance as a quick design aid. They do not replace checking complete components, font sizes, states, and current WCAG requirements.
Palette generator versus color picker
A palette summarizes prominent color groups across the image. Image Color Picker is the better tool when you need the exact rendered RGB value at one chosen pixel.
Privacy by architecture
Your sensitive tool inputs stay on your device.
Tool inputs, settings, and outputs are processed locally and are not intentionally sent to an application server.
Questions, answered
Frequently asked questions
Does it return HEX, RGB, and HSL?
Yes. Every swatch displays all three formats and can be exported in JSON.
Are these exact color percentages?
No. They are approximate frequencies from sampled and grouped pixels, which keeps analysis responsive on large images.
Why are similar colors combined?
Quantization and a diversity threshold prevent a palette from being dominated by nearly identical shades.
Can I export the palette?
Yes. Copy CSS variables or download JSON and a labeled PNG swatch strip.
Does the image leave my device?
No. Decoding, sampling, grouping, and export happen in this browser.