#TIL
Today I learned that HTML has a native color picker. Super simple to use, and incredibly fun to play around with!
I wired up a quick CodeSandbox so you can see just how easy it is.
Because I am obsessed with React, I threw a couple <input type="color"> into an App.js component and wired them up to a couple useState handlers.
const [color, setColor] = useState("#5CFF9A");
const [background, setBackground] = useState("#272759");
Then I inject color and background into the Darth Vader SVG:
<svg
className="svg-icon"
viewBox="0 0 20 20"
style={{ backgroundColor: background }}
>
<path
fill={color}
d="M16.853,8.355V5.888c0-3.015-2.467-5.482-5.482-5.482H8.629c-3.015,0-5.482,2.467-5.482,5.482v2.467l-2.741,7.127c0,1.371,4.295,4.112,9.594,4.112s9.594-2.741,9.594-4.112L16.853,8.355z M5.888,17.367c-0.284,0-0.514-0.23-0.514-0.514c0-0.284,0.23-0.514,0.514-0.514c0.284,0,0.514,0.23,0.514,0.514C6.402,17.137,6.173,17.367,5.888,17.367z M5.203,10c0-0.377,0.19-0.928,0.423-1.225c0,0,0.651-0.831,1.976-0.831c0.672,0,1.141,0.309,1.141,0.309C9.057,8.46,9.315,8.938,9.315,9.315v1.028c0,0.188-0.308,0.343-0.685,0.343H5.888C5.511,10.685,5.203,10.377,5.203,10z M7.944,16.853H7.259v-1.371l0.685-0.685V16.853z M9.657,16.853H8.629v-2.741h1.028V16.853zM8.972,13.426v-1.028c0-0.568,0.46-1.028,1.028-1.028c0.568,0,1.028,0.46,1.028,1.028v1.028H8.972z M11.371,16.853h-1.028v-2.741h1.028V16.853z M12.741,16.853h-0.685v-2.056l0.685,0.685V16.853z M14.112,17.367c-0.284,0-0.514-0.23-0.514-0.514c0-0.284,0.23-0.514,0.514-0.514c0.284,0,0.514,0.23,0.514,0.514C14.626,17.137,14.396,17.367,14.112,17.367z M14.112,10.685h-2.741c-0.377,0-0.685-0.154-0.685-0.343V9.315c0-0.377,0.258-0.855,0.572-1.062c0,0,0.469-0.309,1.141-0.309c1.325,0,1.976,0.831,1.976,0.831c0.232,0.297,0.423,0.848,0.423,1.225S14.489,10.685,14.112,10.685z M18.347,15.801c-0.041,0.016-0.083,0.023-0.124,0.023c-0.137,0-0.267-0.083-0.319-0.218l-2.492-6.401c-0.659-1.647-1.474-2.289-2.905-2.289c-0.95,0-1.746,0.589-1.754,0.595c-0.422,0.317-1.084,0.316-1.507,0C9.239,7.505,8.435,6.916,7.492,6.916c-1.431,0-2.246,0.642-2.906,2.292l-2.491,6.398c-0.069,0.176-0.268,0.264-0.443,0.195c-0.176-0.068-0.264-0.267-0.195-0.444l2.492-6.401c0.765-1.911,1.824-2.726,3.543-2.726c1.176,0,2.125,0.702,2.165,0.731c0.179,0.135,0.506,0.135,0.685,0c0.04-0.029,0.99-0.731,2.165-0.731c1.719,0,2.779,0.814,3.542,2.723l2.493,6.404C18.611,15.534,18.524,15.733,18.347,15.801z"
></path>
</svg>
And VOILA! A fun, interactive way to make Darth Vader all technicolored and fancy.
The entire App.js component:
import "./styles.css";
import { useState } from "react";
export default function App() {
const [color, setColor] = useState("#5CFF9A");
const [background, setBackground] = useState("#272759");
const selectColor = (e) => {
setColor(e.target.value);
};
const selectBackground = (e) => {
setBackground(e.target.value);
};
return (
<div className="App">
<h1>DESIGN YOUR DARTH</h1>
<input
type="color"
id="color"
name="color"
value={color}
onChange={selectColor}
/>
<label htmlFor="color">Color</label>
<input
type="color"
id="background"
name="background"
value={background}
onChange={selectBackground}
/>
<label htmlFor="color">Background</label>
<svg
className="svg-icon"
viewBox="0 0 20 20"
style={{ backgroundColor: background }}
>
<path
fill={color}
d="M16.853,8.355V5.888c0-3.015-2.467-5.482-5.482-5.482H8.629c-3.015,0-5.482,2.467-5.482,5.482v2.467l-2.741,7.127c0,1.371,4.295,4.112,9.594,4.112s9.594-2.741,9.594-4.112L16.853,8.355z M5.888,17.367c-0.284,0-0.514-0.23-0.514-0.514c0-0.284,0.23-0.514,0.514-0.514c0.284,0,0.514,0.23,0.514,0.514C6.402,17.137,6.173,17.367,5.888,17.367z M5.203,10c0-0.377,0.19-0.928,0.423-1.225c0,0,0.651-0.831,1.976-0.831c0.672,0,1.141,0.309,1.141,0.309C9.057,8.46,9.315,8.938,9.315,9.315v1.028c0,0.188-0.308,0.343-0.685,0.343H5.888C5.511,10.685,5.203,10.377,5.203,10z M7.944,16.853H7.259v-1.371l0.685-0.685V16.853z M9.657,16.853H8.629v-2.741h1.028V16.853zM8.972,13.426v-1.028c0-0.568,0.46-1.028,1.028-1.028c0.568,0,1.028,0.46,1.028,1.028v1.028H8.972z M11.371,16.853h-1.028v-2.741h1.028V16.853z M12.741,16.853h-0.685v-2.056l0.685,0.685V16.853z M14.112,17.367c-0.284,0-0.514-0.23-0.514-0.514c0-0.284,0.23-0.514,0.514-0.514c0.284,0,0.514,0.23,0.514,0.514C14.626,17.137,14.396,17.367,14.112,17.367z M14.112,10.685h-2.741c-0.377,0-0.685-0.154-0.685-0.343V9.315c0-0.377,0.258-0.855,0.572-1.062c0,0,0.469-0.309,1.141-0.309c1.325,0,1.976,0.831,1.976,0.831c0.232,0.297,0.423,0.848,0.423,1.225S14.489,10.685,14.112,10.685z M18.347,15.801c-0.041,0.016-0.083,0.023-0.124,0.023c-0.137,0-0.267-0.083-0.319-0.218l-2.492-6.401c-0.659-1.647-1.474-2.289-2.905-2.289c-0.95,0-1.746,0.589-1.754,0.595c-0.422,0.317-1.084,0.316-1.507,0C9.239,7.505,8.435,6.916,7.492,6.916c-1.431,0-2.246,0.642-2.906,2.292l-2.491,6.398c-0.069,0.176-0.268,0.264-0.443,0.195c-0.176-0.068-0.264-0.267-0.195-0.444l2.492-6.401c0.765-1.911,1.824-2.726,3.543-2.726c1.176,0,2.125,0.702,2.165,0.731c0.179,0.135,0.506,0.135,0.685,0c0.04-0.029,0.99-0.731,2.165-0.731c1.719,0,2.779,0.814,3.542,2.723l2.493,6.404C18.611,15.534,18.524,15.733,18.347,15.801z"
></path>
</svg>
</div>
);
}
Conclusion
Discovering dead-simple HTML solutions for problems I thought were much more complex is an awesome feeling. I hope you learned something too.
Please let me know what you think! Do you have any questions? Did I miss something that I should know about?
Thoughts on life? Hit me up in the comments!
Top comments (1)
I would like to know how you added that part TIL (6 part series) , I am also writing a series of blogs and would love to include something like that in my blogs.