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Color picker using HTML and CSS

Hello Guys! Welcome to Coding Torque. In this blog, I'm going to explain to you how to make a Color picker using HTML and CSS. This will be a step-by-step guide. Let's get started 🚀.

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Step 1: Import Google Fonts

Import the fonts using Google Fonts API. Below is the code for the Poppins Font. Paste the below code in the <head> tag.

<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Poppins&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
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Step 2 : HTML Code

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <!-- Required meta tags -->
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">

    <!-- Google Fonts  -->
    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
    <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Poppins&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

    <title>Custom Color picker using JavaScript - @code.scientist x @codingtorque</title>
</head>

<body>
    <div class="container">
        <div style="text-align: center;">
            <h1>Coding Torque</h1>
            <div style="display: flex; justify-content:center">
                <input type="text" id="hex">
                <input type="color" id="color">
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
</body>

</html>
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Output Till Now

Color picker using HTML and CSS

Step 2: CSS Code

body {
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #8A2387, #E94057, #F27121);
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    height: 100vh;
    font-family: poppins;
}

.container {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
    border-radius: 16px;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    backdrop-filter: blur(5px);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
    width: 20rem;
    height: 10rem;
    padding: 32px;
}

input[type="color"] {
    background-color: white;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 5px;
    height: 40px;
    width: 40px;
    transition: 0.3s;
}

input[type="color"]:hover {
    background-color: deepskyblue;
}

input[type="text"] {
    border: none;
    padding: 10px;
    border-radius: 5px;
    outline: none;
    margin-right: 10px;
}
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Output Till Now

Color picker using HTML and CSS

Step 3: JavaScript Code

let colorInput = document.querySelector("#color");
let hexInput = document.querySelector("#hex");
colorInput.addEventListener('input', () => {
    let color = colorInput.value;
    hexInput.value = color;
    document.querySelector('h1').style.color = color;
});
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