Image Colour Palette Extractor

Pull the main colours out of any image, as hex and CSS.

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Nothing uploaded
No watermark

or drop one here — nothing is uploaded

How to Use the Image Colour Palette Extractor Online

Image Colour Palette Extractor picks out the main colours in a picture and lays them out as swatches with HEX, RGB and HSL values. You choose how many colours to pull, starting from eight. A palette taken from a photograph tends to look natural, because the colours already sit well together in the picture. Use it to build a website theme around a hero image, or to match a brand's colours from a logo you were only given as a JPG.

Pulls the main colours out of an image as hex and CSS. Building a palette from a photograph is a reliable way to get a scheme that feels natural, since the relationships already exist in the picture.

No software to install Free Works on any device

Step-by-Step Guide to Using the Image Colour Palette Extractor

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1. Choose an image, or drop one in
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2. Adjust the settings — the result updates as you change them
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3. Download the result

The image is never uploaded.

No .png file to hand? Download a sample Image file (253.4 KB) and try it.

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What is the Image Colour Palette Extractor?

Pulls the main colours out of an image as hex and CSS. Building a palette from a photograph is a reliable way to get a scheme that feels natural, since the relationships already exist in the picture.

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Pull the main colours out of any image, as hex and CSS.

At a glance

Takes: JPG, PNG, WebP or GIF
Gives: A set of swatches, each with HEX, RGB and HSL
Count: You choose how many colours; eight by default
Sampling: From the real pixels, not a downscaled preview
Runs: In the browser tab; the image is not uploaded
Price: Free, no signup

Why Use Online Image Tools?

Every website, exam form and social app wants pictures in its own size, shape and format. Resizing, compressing, cropping and converting on your own device gets a photo accepted the first time, without sending it anywhere.

“The right photo in the wrong size still gets rejected.”

Photos that meet size limits
Crops that fit each platform
Faster loading web pages
Text and watermarks added

Any format to any format
Private details stripped from photos
Exam photos made to rule
Colours picked straight from pictures

Popular Uses for Photo Editing Tools

These are the picture jobs people bring here most often.

Exam application photos Resize a photo and signature to the exact size and KB limit an exam form asks.
iPhone HEIC photos Convert HEIC pictures to JPG so they open on Windows and upload to any site.
Faster websites Convert product images to WebP and compress them so pages load quicker on mobile.
Social media posts Crop and resize a picture to fit Instagram, Facebook or a Discord profile.
Passport-style photos Make a passport-size ID photo, cropped to the size a form or office asks for.
Removing location data Strip GPS and camera details from a photo before posting it publicly.
Favicons for websites Turn a logo into the small icon that shows in a browser tab.
Collages and GIFs Put several photos into one collage or join frames into a short animated GIF.

What You Can Do with the Image Colour Palette Extractor

Accepts JPG, JPEG, PNG, WEBP, GIF

Exact where the spaces allow it, and says so where they do not

Colours are sampled from real pixel data, not estimated from a downscaled thumbnail

Values come out in HEX, RGB and HSL together, so they paste into whatever you are using

Why Use ToolXkit for Image Colour Palette Extractor?

Your files stay with you

Everything runs inside your browser. Nothing you open or type is uploaded to a server.

Picture Tools for Different Users

Students and job applicants

Get photos and signatures accepted by admission and recruitment forms first time.

Online sellers

Prepare product photos that look sharp and load quickly on shop pages.

Web developers

Convert images to WebP or AVIF and make favicons for new sites.

Social media users

Resize pictures for each platform and add text or borders to posts.

Bloggers

Compress and watermark images so articles stay quick and credit stays with you.

Designers

Pull colour palettes from photos and check image sizes and resolution.

Best Times to Resize or Convert an Image

Image tools help most when you are:

Filling in an online application
Uploading a photo that is too large
Opening iPhone pictures on Windows
Posting to different social apps
Speeding up a slow web page
Sharing a photo taken at home
Adding a watermark to your work
Making a favicon for a new site

Tips and Good to Know

If you only want the one main colour, use the Dominant Colour Finder; the palette will list it among others.
For the exact colour of one spot, such as a button in a screenshot, the Image Colour Picker reads a single pixel; a palette groups similar shades.
Photos with lots of near-identical shades give a palette of close greys or browns. Crop to the colourful part first.

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to common questions about this tool.

Do I need to install anything to use the Image Colour Palette Extractor?

No. Image Colour Palette Extractor runs entirely in your browser — there is nothing to download, no extension and no desktop program. It works the same on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iPhone.

Is it safe to use the Image Colour Palette Extractor online?

Safer than the usual alternative, yes. Most online tools upload your file to a server you know nothing about, where it sits until someone deletes it. Here the file never leaves your device — the processing happens in the page itself, so there is no server copy to leak, retain or sell.

Does Image Colour Palette Extractor reduce my photo’s quality?

Converting and cropping keep quality close to the original. Compressing trades a little detail for a much smaller file, and a lighter setting keeps more of it. Compare the preview with your original before saving.

Will my photo be accepted by the exam form?

The exam photo tools follow the size, dimensions and file weight given in the official notice. Always read the latest notice too, because boards sometimes change their rules between years.

Can I edit pictures with Image Colour Palette Extractor straight from my gallery?

Yes. Pick a photo from your gallery or take one with the camera, then save the result back to your phone. Everything works in the browser, so there is no app to install.

Is Image Colour Palette Extractor free with no watermark?

Yes. Use it for as many pictures as you need without an account, and each image comes back without any logo or mark from the site.

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