Angular Color Picker
This is a simple color picker based on the cool angular2-color-picker by Alberplz.
This documentation is for the latest 5/6.x.x version which requires Angular 5 or newer. For Angular 4 you need to use the latest 4.x.x version. Documentation for the 4.x.x can be found from here.
Quick links
Example application | StackBlitz example
Building the library
npm installnpm run build
Running the example
npm installnpm run start
Installing and usage
npm install ngx-color-picker --save
Load the module for your app:
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Use it in your HTML template:
colorPicker // The color to show in the color picker dialog. cpWidth // Use this option to set color picker dialog width ('230px').cpHeight // Use this option to force color picker dialog height ('auto'). cpToggle // Sets the default open / close state of the color picker (false).cpDisabled // Disables opening of the color picker dialog via toggle / events. cpColorMode // Dialog color mode: 'color', 'grayscale', 'presets' ('color'). cpCmykEnabled // Enables CMYK input format and color change event (false). cpOutputFormat // Output color format: 'auto', 'hex', 'rgba', 'hsla' ('auto').cpAlphaChannel // Alpha mode: 'enabled', 'disabled', 'always', 'forced' ('enabled'). cpFallbackColor // Used when the color is not well-formed or is undefined ('#000'). cpPosition // Dialog position: 'auto', 'top', 'bottom', 'left', 'right', // 'top-left', 'top-right', 'bottom-left', 'bottom-right' ('auto').cpPositionOffset // Dialog offset percentage relative to the directive element (0%).cpPositionRelativeToArrow // Dialog position is calculated relative to dialog arrow (false). cpPresetLabel // Label text for the preset colors if any provided ('Preset colors').cpPresetColors // Array of preset colors to show in the color picker dialog ([]). cpDisableInput // Disables / hides the color input field from the dialog (false). cpDialogDisplay // Dialog positioning mode: 'popup', 'inline' ('popup'). // popup: dialog is shown as popup (fixed positioning). // inline: dialog is shown permanently (static positioning). cpIgnoredElements // Array of HTML elements that will be ignored when clicked ([]). cpSaveClickOutside // Save currently selected color when user clicks outside (true).cpCloseClickOutside // Close the color picker dialog when user clicks outside (true). cpOKButton // Show an OK / Apply button which saves the color (false).cpOKButtonText // Button label text shown inside the OK / Apply button ('OK').cpOKButtonClass // Additional class for customizing the OK / Apply button (''). cpCancelButton // Show a Cancel / Reset button which resets the color (false).cpCancelButtonText // Button label text shown inside the Cancel / Reset button ('Cancel').cpCancelButtonClass // Additional class for customizing the Cancel / Reset button (''). cpAddColorButton // Show an Add Color button which add the color into preset (false).cpAddColorButtonText // Button label text shown inside the Add Color button ('Add color').cpAddColorButtonClass // Additional class for customizing the Add Color button (''). cpRemoveColorButtonClass // Additional class for customizing the Remove Color button (''). cpPresetColorsClass // Additional class for customizing the Preset Colors container (''). cpMaxPresetColorsLength // Use this option to set the max colors allowed in presets (null). cpPresetEmptyMessage // Message for empty colors if any provided used ('No colors added').cpPresetEmptyMessageClass // Additional class for customizing the empty colors message (''). cpUseRootViewContainer // Create dialog component in the root view container (false). // Note: The root component needs to have public viewContainerRef. colorPickerOpen // Current color value, send when dialog is opened (value: string).colorPickerClose // Current color value, send when dialog is closed (value: string). colorPickerChange // Changed color value, send when color is changed (value: string).colorPickerCancel // Color select canceled, send when Cancel button is pressed (void).colorPickerSelect // Selected color value, send when OK button is pressed (value: string). cpToggleChange // Status of the dialog, send when dialog is opened / closed (open: boolean). cpInputChange // Input name and its value, send when user changes color through inputs // ({input: string, value: number | string, color: string}) cpSliderChange // Slider name and its value, send when user changes color through slider // ({slider: string, value: number | string, color: string})cpSliderDragStart // Slider name and current color, send when slider dragging starts (mousedown,touchstart) // ({slider: string, color: string})cpSliderDragEnd // Slider name and current color, send when slider dragging ends (mouseup,touchend) // ({slider: string, color: string}) cpCmykColorChange // Outputs the color as CMYK string if CMYK is enabled (value: string). cpPresetColorsChange // Preset colors, send when 'Add Color' button is pressed (value: array).
Available control / helper functions (provided by the directive):
// Opens the color picker dialog if not already open. // Closes the color picker dialog if not already closed.