Color Palette
from Image
Extract the dominant colors of any image and get their HEX, RGB and HSL codes in one click. Free, no upload.
Drop an image here or click to upload
PNG, JPG, WebP
How It Works
Upload Image
Drop or select any PNG, JPG or WebP image.
Extract Colors
Dominant colors are detected with pixel analysis, all in your browser.
Copy & Download
Click any color value to copy it, or download the full palette as PNG.
Extract color palettes from images online to find dominant colors for branding, web design, or moodboards. ConverterUp's color palette tool analyzes any uploaded photo and returns its eight most representative colors with HEX, RGB, and HSL values ready to copy. Designers can build a swatch from a product photo, illustrators can sample from reference art, and developers can pull theme colors from a screenshot. The image is processed entirely in the browser using a clustering algorithm, so private screenshots and unreleased artwork never get uploaded to a remote service.
How color palette extraction works
The extractor runs k-means clustering (with k-means++ initialization) on a downsampled copy of the image. Similar pixels are grouped into eight clusters and the center of each cluster becomes a palette color, together with the share of the image it covers. The result emphasizes coverage rather than vibrancy — large muted regions (sky, walls, skin) tend to rank above small saturated accents.
If you want vivid accent colors instead of dominant ones, crop the image to the region that contains them before extracting — for example just the logo or the product, not the background.
Every pixel is processed locally in your browser, so the image never reaches a remote server. That matters when you are sampling unreleased product photos, internal mockups, or screenshots with sensitive content.
Use cases: branding, UI themes, moodboards
Brand discovery: drop a hero photo, screenshot of a competitor's homepage, or product render and pull the colors that drive the visual identity. Copy the HEX values straight into a Figma styles panel or a Tailwind config.
UI theming from a screenshot: developers can pick a primary, secondary, and accent color from any mockup with a few clicks instead of pixel-peeping with the eyedropper.
Moodboards and editorial design: photographers and illustrators can build cohesive palettes from a reference image, copy the values into InDesign, Photoshop, or Procreate, or download the palette as a PNG swatch image.
Accessibility checks: pair extracted colors with a contrast checker before locking them into a design system. A palette that looks good on a hero image often fails WCAG when used as text on a light background.
HEX, RGB, HSL — which color format to copy
HEX (#2DD4BF) is the most compact and universal — CSS, design tools, brand guidelines, and Tailwind all accept hex. It is the default when in doubt.
RGB (rgb(45, 212, 191)) is preferred when you need to expose an alpha channel via rgba(), or when working with image-processing libraries that operate on 0–255 channels directly.
HSL (hsl(172, 66 %, 50 %)) describes color in human terms — hue, saturation, lightness — making it the easiest format to edit. Shift hue by 30° for an analogous color, drop lightness by 10 % for a darker shade, all without leaving the format.
Frequently asked questions
How does the tool pick the dominant colors?
It uses k-means clustering: similar pixels are grouped into eight clusters and the center of each cluster becomes a palette color, shown with the share of the image it covers. The result emphasizes coverage rather than vibrancy, so muted backgrounds may rank above accent colors.
How many colors does it return?
Eight colors, ordered by how much of the image each one covers, with the percentage shown next to every swatch.
Can I extract a palette from a screenshot?
Yes. Save the screenshot as PNG or JPG and drop it into the tool. Images from remote URLs need to be downloaded first because of browser cross-origin restrictions.
Can I use the palette in Figma or Tailwind?
Yes. Click any HEX, RGB or HSL value to copy it and paste it into Figma, your Tailwind config or plain CSS. You can also download the whole palette as a PNG image to share it or drop it into a moodboard.
Are my images sent anywhere?
No. The image is decoded by the browser, downsampled in memory, and analyzed locally. ConverterUp never receives the file or the resulting palette.
Which image formats can I analyze?
PNG, JPG/JPEG and WebP. For best results use a clean image without heavy watermarks, since text overlays and logos can be picked up as their own color cluster.