@brightdotdev/color-picker - CustomPickers.js

A lightweight, framework-agnostic color picker library built with TypeScript. Supports HSL, RGB, and CMYK color spaces with automatic CSS injection and 20+ CSS property targeting.

📦 npm Package

npm install @brightdotdev/color-picker

🚀 Live Demo

Check out the live demo to see all features in action:
Live Demo Page

✨ Features

• 🎯 Multiple Color Spaces : HSL, RGB, and CMYK support with real-time conversion
• ⚡ Automatic Styling: No CSS imports needed - styles inject automatically
• 🔧 Framework Agnostic: Works with React, Vue, Angular, or vanilla JavaScript
• 🎨 20+ CSS Properties: Target text, backgrounds, borders, shadows, SVG, and more
• 👁️ Eye Dropper Tool: Pick colors from anywhere on your screen
• 📋 Copy to Clipboard: One-click copy color values in multiple formats
• 🎯 Live Preview: Real-time updates on target elements
• 🔄 Color Space Switching: Seamless conversion between color spaces
• 📦 Zero Dependencies: Lightweight and tree-shakable

🏁 Quick Start

Installation

npm install @brightdotdev/color-picker

Basic Usage

import { COLORPICKERCLASS } from '@brightdotdev/color-picker';

const container = document.getElementById('color-picker-container');
const targetElement = document.getElementById('my-element');

const picker = new COLORPICKERCLASS({
  colorPickerContainer: container,
  colorPickerProps: {
    targetElementProps: {
      targetElement: targetElement,
      targetStylePorperty: 'background' // or any CSS color property
    }
  }
});

// Set initial color
picker.setExternalColor({ r: 255, g: 0, b: 0 });

🎨 Supported CSS Properties

Your color picker can target these CSS properties:

Text & Background

• color - Text color
• background - Background shorthand
• background-color - Explicit background color

Borders & Outlines

• border-color - All borders
• border-top-color - Top border only
• border-right-color - Right border only
• border-bottom-color - Bottom border only
• border-left-color - Left border only
• outline-color - Focus outline color

UI & Forms

• caret-color - Input cursor color
• accent-color - Checkbox/radio/slider color
• text-decoration-color - Underline/strikethrough color

SVG

• fill - SVG shape fill color
• stroke - SVG outline/stroke color

Shadows & Effects

• box-shadow - Element shadows
• text-shadow - Text shadows

Selection & Scrollbars

• selection-bg - Text selection background
• selection-text - Text selection text color
• scrollbar-color - Scrollbar styling

📖 Documentation

Universal Picker (All Color Spaces)

import { COLORPICKERCLASS } from '@brightdotdev/color-picker';

const picker = new COLORPICKERCLASS({
  colorPickerContainer: document.getElementById('picker-container'),
  colorPickerProps: {
    targetElementProps: {
      targetElement: document.getElementById('target-element'),
      targetStylePorperty: 'border-color'
    }
  }
});

// Set initial color
picker.setExternalColor({ h: 240, s: 100, l: 50 });

// Cleanup when done
picker.dispose();

Individual Color Pickers

import { HslObject, RgbObject, CmykObject } from '@brightdotdev/color-picker';

// HSL Picker
const hslPicker = new HslObject({
  colorPickerContainer: container,
  targetElementProps: {
    targetElement: targetElement,
    targetStylePorperty: 'color'
  }
});

// Get current color
const currentColor = hslPicker.getCurrentColor();

// Cleanup
hslPicker.destroyPicker();

React Usage

import React, { useRef, useEffect } from 'react';
import { COLORPICKERCLASS } from '@brightdotdev/color-picker';

function ColorPicker() {
  const containerRef = useRef();

  useEffect(() => {
    const picker = new COLORPICKERCLASS({
      colorPickerContainer: containerRef.current,
      colorPickerProps: {
        targetElementProps: {
          targetElement: document.getElementById('preview'),
          targetStylePorperty: 'background'
        }
      }
    });

    return () => picker.dispose();
  }, []);

  return <div ref={containerRef} />;
}

🔧 API Reference

Color Types

interface RGB { r: number; g: number; b: number; }        // 0-255
interface HSL { h: number; s: number; l: number; }        // 0-360, 0-100, 0-100
interface CMYK { c: number; m: number; y: number; k: number; } // 0-100

type AnyColor = RGB | HSL | CMYK;

Methods

• setExternalColor(color: AnyColor) - Set color programmatically
• getCurrentColor() - Get current color values
• dispose() / destroyPicker() - Cleanup methods

🌐 Browser Support

• Chrome 60+
• Firefox 55+
• Safari 12+
• Edge 79+

Note: EyeDropper API requires Chrome 95+ or Edge 95+

🤝 Contributing & Feedback

🎯 We Welcome Contributions!

This is a 100% open source project and we actively encourage community participation! Here's how you can help:

🐛 Report Bugs

Found an issue? Please let us know!

• 📝 Create a GitHub Issue
• 🔍 Include browser version and reproduction steps
• 📸 Screenshots are always helpful!

💡 Suggest Features

Have an idea to make this better?

• 💬 Start a Discussion
• 🎯 Explain your use case
• 🤔 Alternative solutions you've considered

🛠️ Code Contributions

Want to contribute code? Fantastic!

1. 🍴 Fork the repository
2. 🌿 Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/your-feuture)
3. 💾 Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. 📤 Push to the branch (git push origin feature/your-feuture)
5. 🔀 Open a Pull Request

📋 Good First Issues

New to open source? Look for issues tagged good-first-issue to get started!

🧪 Testing Help

Help us test across different:

• 🌐 Browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge)
• 📱 Devices (Desktop, Tablet, Mobile)
• ⚡ Frameworks (React, Vue, Angular, Vanilla JS)

📚 Documentation Improvements

Found a typo? Need better examples? Documentation contributions are especially welcome!

🏆 Contribution Guidelines

We follow a friendly, inclusive, and welcoming environment. Please:

• ✅ Be respectful and constructive
• ✅ Follow the code style and conventions
• ✅ Add tests for new functionality
• ✅ Update documentation when changing features

📬 Get in Touch

• 💬 GitHub Discussions - For ideas and questions
• 🐛 GitHub Issues - For bugs and problems
• 📧 Email: [[email protected]] - For private discussions

📝 License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details. This means you can use, modify, and distribute this software freely!

⭐ Love this project?

• Give it a star on GitHub ⭐
• Share it with your developer friends 🚀
• Consider contributing 🤝

📦 npm Package: @brightdotdev/color-picker

🌐 Live Demo: Check out the demo to see all features in action!

This project is maintained with by Brightdotdev | Bright (for now)