A tool to identify the RGB of a selected color

Good afternoon.

I have a very old tool, Microsoft's Image Composer, that I still use as a supplement to Xara. Unfortunately, I've been moved to a new computer at work, one without a CD drive, so I am unable to install Image Composer on this new box.

One of the tools I used a lot was its Color Picker. I could hover the little eyedropper over a pixel and it would identify the RGB or HSV code of the pixel. Using that, I could create the color in Xara. With no longer having access to IC, I'd like to see a similar tool in Xara or a modification to an existing one.

If, however, I've simply missed how this can be done in Xara, already, please, someone, clue me in. I've looked, but haven't seen anything that applies.

Thanx in advance for any assistance.

At the bottom left is an eye dropper. It works both in your Xara application and outside it.

Or Ctrl + e to open the Color Editor. Select RGB Color Model. Drag the eyedropper over the color you want to sample.

the eyedropper mike mentions will give you the HSV [or the colourline palette colour if that is appropriate]

the colour editor gary mentioned wiil give you HSV by default, but you can then switch to RGB

make sure you do not have objects selected or you may recolour them by accident

If you really want Image Composer: on a computer with a CD/DVD drive, copy the content onto a USB thumb drive and install from there.

There is a tiny desktop app/program that will give you all the values.

Its called Pixie and you can get at at the following link:

http://www.nattyware.com/pixie.php

You get the Hex, HTML#, RGB, CMYK & HSV all at one glance

Hope it is of use

Download AutoHotKey. This comes with a Windows Spy script that dynamically shows the RGB colour under the pointer.

Or work on your own with:

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^!z:: ; Control+Alt+Z hotkey.MouseGetPos, MouseX, MouseY
PixelGetColor, color, %MouseX%, %MouseY%
MsgBox The color at the current cursor position is %color%.
return

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Limited but easy to enhance.

Acorn

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Originally Posted by mwenz

At the bottom left is an eye dropper. It works both in your Xara application and outside it.

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Originally Posted by gwpriester

Or Ctrl + e to open the Color Editor. Select RGB Color Model. Drag the eyedropper over the color you want to sample.

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Originally Posted by handrawn

the eyedropper mike mentions will give you the HSV [or the colourline palette colour if that is appropriate]

the colour editor gary mentioned wiil give you HSV by default, but you can then switch to RGB

make sure you do not have objects selected or you may recolour them by accident

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Thank you for the replies, guys! Those are a big help. I've had Xara for years, and always thought the eyedropper would only change the color of an object.

Learn something new everyday!

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Originally Posted by Chris M

If you really want Image Composer: on a computer with a CD/DVD drive, copy the content onto a USB thumb drive and install from there.

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I do. There are a lot of times when the clean. pixel by pixel format of IC is very useful. I didn't know it would load from a thumb drive. That's good to know.

Thanx!

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Originally Posted by dutchim

There is a tiny desktop app/program that will give you all the values.

Its called Pixie and you can get at at the following link:

http://www.nattyware.com/pixie.php

You get the Hex, HTML#, RGB, CMYK & HSV all at one glance

Hope it is of use

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That would be of great use, actually. Thanx!

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Originally Posted by Acorn

Download AutoHotKey. This comes with a Windows Spy script that dynamically shows the RGB colour under the pointer.

Or work on your own with:

Limited but easy to enhance.

Acorn

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Thanx, Acorn, I'll check it out.

If you are sampling a solid color, that's one thing . But the problem sampling a photo is a color is made of of hundreds or thousands of various colored pixels. So your value will depend on which specific pixel you are hovering over. Unless the sampling method is capable of averaging an area and even that is going to change.

A rose is a rose is a rose is a rose is a...

So, in a crude way, the new Palette from Photo averages out and creates a primary colour.

Acorn

that would be pure hue ;)

Hue boy. Hue shouldn't hsv.

Acorn

I see.. but the point was primary colour is, well rather limited :D