# Color Palette Creator

> A free, privacy-friendly online tool that extracts color palettes from images. Upload any image and instantly get the most dominant colors as HEX, RGB, HSL and CMYK values. All image processing runs locally in the browser, so no images are ever uploaded to a server. Built and maintained by Pistol Reklambyrå AB in Stockholm, Sweden.

## What it does

The Color Palette Creator analyzes an uploaded image and identifies its five most visually dominant colors. Instead of simply counting pixels, it uses attention-based weighting that prioritizes saturated, balanced colors, so the palette reflects what a human eye is drawn to rather than only the most frequent color. Users can drag interactive color markers on the image to sample exact colors from specific areas, and copy any value with a single click.

## Color formats provided

- HEX: compact web format for CSS and graphic design, for example #FF0000
- RGB: three values from 0 to 255 for screens and digital media, for example rgb(255, 0, 0)
- HSL: hue in degrees, saturation and lightness in percent, intuitive for adjustments, for example hsl(0, 100%, 50%)
- CMYK: cyan, magenta, yellow and key/black in percent, optimized for professional print, for example C0 M100 Y100 K0

## Key facts

- Price: completely free, no registration and no usage limits
- Privacy: 100 percent local processing in the browser, no images or data sent to any server, works offline after the page loads
- Supported formats: JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP
- Devices: fully responsive, works on desktop, tablet and mobile
- Export: download all extracted colors as a text file with CSS-ready code (HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK and CSS variables)
- Technology: vanilla HTML, CSS and JavaScript, Canvas-based color analysis, no external dependencies

## How to use it

1. Upload an image by clicking the button or dragging and dropping a file into the tool.
2. The tool automatically analyzes the image and extracts the five most dominant colors.
3. Drag the color markers on the image to sample precise colors from specific areas.
4. Click a color swatch to copy its value, or download all values as a text file.

## Common use cases

Designers and web designers use it to build color schemes from photographs, moodboards or brand imagery. Developers pick HEX and HSL values straight into CSS. Print and production teams convert screen colors to CMYK before offset printing. Brand and UI/UX teams document consistent palettes across digital and physical media.

## Languages and URLs

- English: https://colorpalette.pistol.se
- Swedish: https://fargpalett.pistol.se

## About the publisher

Pistol Reklambyrå AB is a creative agency in Stockholm, Sweden, that builds a suite of free web tools for designers and creators. Contact: kontakt@pistol.se. Website: https://pistol.se. More tools: https://pistol.se/verktyg