Color Tools for Designers: Picker, Converter, Gradients & Palettes

Colors are the foundation of great design. Whether you're building a website, creating a logo, or designing a mobile app, having the right color tools at your fingertips is essential. Armytool offers five free color tools that run entirely in your browser—no Photoshop or Figma required.

What's Covered

• 1. Color Picker – Get HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK
• 2. Color Converter – Convert Between Formats
• 3. Gradient Generator – Build CSS Gradients
• 4. Palette Generator – Create Color Schemes
• 5. Contrast Checker – WCAG Accessibility

1. Color Picker – Get HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK

The Color Picker lets you select any color visually and instantly get its values in all major formats. This is indispensable for designers who need to export colors to CSS, design tools, or print workflows.

Color Format Reference

• HEX (#RRGGBB): Web standard, CSS, HTML
• RGB (Red, Green, Blue): Digital screens, image editing
• HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness): Intuitive color adjustments
• CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key): Print production

2. Color Converter – Convert Between Formats

Have a color in one format and need it in another? The Color Converter instantly translates between HEX, RGB, HSL, and CMYK. Just paste your value and see all equivalents.

Conversion Examples

• HEX → RGB: #ff6b35 → rgb(255, 107, 53)
• RGB → HSL: rgb(255, 107, 53) → hsl(16°, 100%, 60%)
• HSL → HEX: hsl(120, 50%, 50%) → #40bf40
• RGB → CMYK: For print-ready values

3. Gradient Generator – Build CSS Gradients

Create stunning CSS gradients visually without memorizing syntax. Pick your colors, choose a direction, adjust the angle, and copy the ready-to-use CSS code.

Gradient Types

• Linear: Colors flow in a straight line
• Radial: Colors radiate from center (coming soon)
• Conic: Colors rotate around a point (coming soon)

4. Palette Generator – Create Color Schemes

Generate harmonious color palettes based on color theory. Choose from complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, and monochromatic schemes.

Color Harmony Rules

• Complementary: Opposite colors on the wheel—high contrast
• Analogous: Adjacent colors—harmonious and calm
• Triadic: Three evenly spaced—vibrant and balanced
• Split-Complementary: Base + two neighbors of opposite—less tension
• Monochromatic: Same hue, different saturation/lightness
• Tetradic: Four colors in a square—rich and complex

5. Contrast Checker – WCAG Accessibility

Ensure your text is readable for everyone. The Contrast Checker calculates the WCAG contrast ratio between foreground and background colors and tells you if you meet accessibility standards.

WCAG Guidelines

• AA (Normal Text): Minimum 4.5:1 ratio
• AA (Large Text): Minimum 3:1 ratio (18px+ or 14px+ bold)
• AAA (Normal Text): Minimum 7:1 ratio
• AAA (Large Text): Minimum 4.5:1 ratio

Why Use Armytool Color Tools?

All color calculations happen instantly in your browser using pure JavaScript. No server uploads, no waiting, no privacy concerns.

• 🎨 Visual: See colors in real-time
• 📋 Copy-ready: One-click copy for all formats
• ♿ Accessible: Built-in WCAG compliance checking
• 🌐 Universal: Works on any device with a browser

Ready to create beautiful colors? Visit Armytool and explore the Color category. All tools are free, instant, and require no signup.