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EyeDropper API
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Eyedropper Tool</title>
<style>
body {
font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
padding: 20px;
}
#colorBox {
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
border: 1px solid #ccc;
margin-top: 20px;
background-color: white;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Pick a Color from the Screen</h2>
<button id="pickColorBtn">🎨 Pick Color</button>
<div id="colorBox"></div>
<p>Hex Code: <span id="colorValue">None</span></p>
<script>
const pickColorBtn = document.getElementById('pickColorBtn');
const colorBox = document.getElementById('colorBox');
const colorValue = document.getElementById('colorValue');
pickColorBtn.addEventListener('click', async () => {
if (!window.EyeDropper) {
alert('EyeDropper API is not supported in this browser.');
return;
}
try {
const eyeDropper = new EyeDropper();
const result = await eyeDropper.open();
colorBox.style.backgroundColor = result.sRGBHex;
colorValue.textContent = result.sRGBHex;
} catch (err) {
console.error(err);
}
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
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