Palette Extractor
Drop an image and pull a real color palette out of it — median cut or perceptual k-means, tint and shade ramps, WCAG contrast for every pairing, and color-blindness checks. Your images are decoded on this device and never uploaded.
Drop an image to build a palette
Photos, screenshots, artwork, logos. Add several and switch between them — each one keeps its own palette.
Palette
Click a swatch to select it and copy its hex. Drag to reorder, or hold Ctrl and press the arrow keys.Tap a swatch to select it and copy its hex. Move the selected swatch with its arrows.
Selected color
Generated in OKLCH so every step keeps the same hue at an even perceptual lightness. Click a step to copy it.
Accessibility
WCAG 2.1 contrast ratios. AA needs 4.5:1 for body text, AAA 7:1, and AA Large 3:1 for text at 18pt / 14pt bold or larger.
On white and black
Color-vision confusions
Pairwise contrast
Foreground reads down the left, background across the top. Green cells clear AA, amber clears AA Large only, grey fails.
Export
Everything is generated locally. Copy it, save it as a file, or hand it straight to Thumbnail Studio.