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Color Picker App using Angular

Last Updated : 23 Jul, 2025
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We will be creating a Color Picker Application using the Angular framework. This app will enable users to select and display colors interactively through a user-friendly interface.

We will use Angular Material for styling and the ngx-color-picker library to provide advanced color selection capabilities. By the end of this article, you'll have a fully functional color picker integrated into an Angular application.

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Prerequisites

Steps to Color Picker App using Angular

Step 1: Install Angular CLI

If you haven’t installed Angular CLI yet, install it using the following command

npm install -g @angular/cli

Step 2: Create a New Angular Project

ng new color-picker-app
cd color-picker-app

Step 3: Install Angular Material

Install Angular Material for better UI components:

ng add @angular/material 

Step 4: Install Angular Material Color Picker

You can use a third-party Angular color picker library. One popular choice is ngx-color-picker. Install it with:

npm install ngx-color-picker --save

Dependencies

"dependencies": {
"@angular/animations": "^16.2.0",
"@angular/cdk": "^16.2.14",
"@angular/common": "^16.2.0",
"@angular/compiler": "^16.2.0",
"@angular/core": "^16.2.0",
"@angular/forms": "^16.2.0",
"@angular/material": "^16.2.14",
"@angular/platform-browser": "^16.2.0",
"@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "^16.2.0",
"@angular/router": "^16.2.0",
"ngx-color-picker": "^17.0.0",
"rxjs": "~7.8.0",
"tslib": "^2.3.0",
"zone.js": "~0.13.0"
}

Project Structure

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Project Structure

Example: Create the required files as seen in the folder structure and add the following codes.

HTML
<!--app.component.html--> <div class="container"> <mat-card class="color-picker-card"> <mat-card-header> <div class="header-text"> <h1 class="title">GeeksforGeeks</h1> <h3 class="subtitle">Choose a Color</h3> </div> </mat-card-header> <mat-card-content> <div class="color-picker-container"> <input [value]="selectedColor" [(colorPicker)]="selectedColor" (colorPickerChange)="onColorChange($event)" [cpOKButton]="true" [cpOKButtonText]="'Select'" [cpCancelButton]="true" [cpSaveClickOutside]="false" [cpAlphaChannel]="'disabled'" [cpOutputFormat]="'hex'" class="color-picker-input" /> <div class="color-box" [style.background]="selectedColor"></div> </div> </mat-card-content> </mat-card> </div> 
CSS
/* app.component.css */ .container {  display: flex;  justify-content: center;  align-items: center;  height: 100vh;  background: #f5f5f5; } .color-picker-card {  max-width: 300px;  width: 100%;  padding: 20px;  border-radius: 8px;  box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);  background: #ffffff;  text-align: center;  display: flex;  flex-direction: column;  align-items: center; } .title {  color: #4caf50;  font-size: 1.5rem;  margin: 0; } .subtitle {  color: #333;  font-size: 1.2rem;  margin: 10px 0 20px; } .color-picker-container {  display: flex;  flex-direction: column;  align-items: center; } .color-picker-input {  margin-bottom: 16px;  width: 100%;  max-width: 150px;  height: 30px; } .color-box {  width: 60px;  height: 60px;  margin: 16px auto;  border: 2px solid #ddd;  border-radius: 4px;  box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); } 
JavaScript
// app.module.ts import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'; import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'; import { ColorPickerModule } from 'ngx-color-picker'; import { MatCardModule } from '@angular/material/card'; import { AppComponent } from './app.component'; @NgModule({  declarations: [  AppComponent  ],  imports: [  BrowserModule,  ColorPickerModule,  MatCardModule  ],  providers: [],  bootstrap: [AppComponent] }) export class AppModule { } 
JavaScript
// app.component.ts import { Component } from '@angular/core'; import { ColorPickerService } from 'ngx-color-picker'; @Component({  selector: 'app-root',  templateUrl: './app.component.html',  styleUrls: ['./app.component.css'] }) export class AppComponent {  public title: string = 'color-picker-app';  public selectedColor: string = '#e45a33';  constructor(private cpService: ColorPickerService) { }  public onColorChange(color: string): void {  this.selectedColor = color;  } } 
JavaScript
// app.component.spec.ts import { TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing'; import { RouterTestingModule } from '@angular/router/testing'; import { AppComponent } from './app.component'; describe('AppComponent', () => {  beforeEach(() => TestBed.configureTestingModule({  imports: [RouterTestingModule],  declarations: [AppComponent]  }));  it('should create the app', () => {  const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(AppComponent);  const app = fixture.componentInstance;  expect(app).toBeTruthy();  });  it(`should have as title 'color-picker-app'`, () => {  const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(AppComponent);  const app = fixture.componentInstance;  expect(app.title).toEqual('color-picker-app');  });  it('should render title', () => {  const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(AppComponent);  fixture.detectChanges();  const compiled = fixture.nativeElement as HTMLElement;  expect(compiled.querySelector('.content span')?.textContent).  toContain('color-picker-app app is running!');  }); }); 

Steps to Run the Application

Open the terminal, run this command from your root directory to start the application

ng serve --open

Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:4200

Output

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Color Picker App using Angular

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