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HPS PixelColor is a color management utility that allows you to select colors from any point on the screen, save them to a palette, and mix text and background colors. HPS PixelColor includes built-in charts for the 140 named HTML colors, 224 web-safe colors, and 210 classic RAL colors. HPS PixelColor is a valuable tool for anyone involved in graphics or web development, and takes up very little space on the screen. As shown above, it can be minimized to a single display line, or maximized to display the tabbed main window.

HPS PixelColor Display

Unlike other color tools, with HPS PixelColor it is not necessary to use an "eyedropper tool". The HPS PixelColor display is updated automatically as the cursor is moved, and you can see immediately what color is under the cursor. Even when HPS PixelColor is minimized to the task bar, you can still see the color.

HPS PixelColor displays the color under the cursor in RGB (red-green-blue) format, in HTML format, and also displays the HTML color name (for the 140 named colors).

Named Colors

The Named Colors tab shows the 140 named HTML colors. When you position the cursor over a named color, the color name will be displayed in the HPS PixelColor display line.

Safe Colors

The Safe Colors tab shows the 224 web-safe HTML colors. These colors were defined to ensure that the web page you design will look the way you want it to look, regardless of which browser, video card, or monitor is used. Only a few of the web-safe colors correspond to a named HTML color, and so these colors are usually used by specifying the HTML code (#999999).

RAL Colors

The RAL Colors tab shows the 210 classic RAL colors that have been defined by the German Institute for Quality Assurance and Certification. Since 1927, RAL colors have offered a standardized, numbered, and named approach to the use of colors. This enables manufacturers of paints, wholesalers and retailers, architects, and consumers to work with colors efficently. RAL colors are often specified by government agencies such as police, fire, and postal services, for coatings on vehicles, machinery, and traffic signs.

Note that the visualization of RAL colors on the screen is dependent on the characteristics of the monitor and the graphics card. For accurate color matching, you should use the appropriate RAL color sheet or fan deck.

Palette

The Palette tab shows the colors that you have saved. You use the standard Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V to paste a color into the Palette. The Palette allows you to store in one place the colors you want to use later. The Palette will be saved when you exit and restored on startup.

To use one of the Palette colors, move the cursor to the color swatch and press Ctrl+C. You can then paste the color into any text or HTML editor.

When you paste a color into the Palette, you can optionally assign a description to the color. This description will appear when you hover the cursor over the color swatch, to remind you of what the color is used for.

Zoom

The Zoom tab displays a magnified area of the screen, to facilitate the process of selecting colors. The hot spot of the cursor is shown as a crosshair circle. You can adjust the zoom factor with the "+" and "-" buttons on the Zoom tab, with the combobox on the Options tab, or by using the keyboard keys "+" and "-".

Mixer

The Mixer tab allows you to work with colors that you have selected from the screen, modifying them and seeing how they look in combination with different text and background colors. Three sliders let you adjust the RGB values of the text/background color. Then, you can copy the new color to the Clipboard or to the Palette, or preview it in your browser.

To copy colors into the Mixer tab, use the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+B (to copy a background color) and Ctrl+T (to copy a text color). If you only want to work with the background color, you can select the Auto text color option, which will automatically adjust the text color so that the sample text is always visible.

Options

The Options tab allows you to choose the way you want HPS PixelColor to work.

Key Features

  • Inspect and grab color anywhere on the screen - the color under the cursor is displayed using RGB and HTML codes, and can be immediately inserted into your HTML editor using Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V
  • Automatic updating - no need to drag "eyedropper tool", color is updated automatically as cursor is moved
  • Store color for later use - save and annotate colors that you use frequently, with easy recall by using Ctrl+C
  • Built-in color charts - use the built-in color charts for named colors, web-safe colors, and RAL colors to pick colors
  • Zoom in - zoom in on any screen area using the zoom tool, to pick up the exact color you need
  • Mix text and background colors - pick a color from the screen, and see how it looks in a sample text/background display, or previewed in your browser
  • Multiple clipboard formats - choose from seven different formats to copy the color code to the clipboard
  • Small screen footprint - use the compact one-line display size or minimize to the task bar for an even smaller size, and still see the screen color

System Requirements

  • Microsoft Windows® 98 Second Edition, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows XP Home Edition, or Windows XP Professional
  • 2 MB free hard disk space
  • 233 MHz processor (400 MHz recommended)
  • 64 MB RAM (128 MB recommended)
  • 16-bit High Color graphics card (24-bit True Color recommended)

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