Color picker - Windows | Autohotkey

color-picker.ahk

#NoEnv  ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
; #Warn  ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
SendMode Input  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.

; Color Picker
; Usage: place mouse pointer over desired color then input "Win key + \ ",
; The picked color will be on the clipboard in rbg format
; https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/KeyList.htm
CoordMode, PixelGetColor, Screen
CoordMode, MouseGetPos, Screen
CoordMode, ToolTip, Screen

#\::getColor()


getColor() 
{
  xPos := ""
  yPos := ""
  pickedCol := ""
  MouseGetPos, xPos, yPos
  PixelGetColor, pickedCol, xPos, yPos, RGB

  xTtip := xPos + 10
  yTtip := yPos + 5
  ToolTip, color picked!, xTtip, yTtip
  SetTimer, FOLLOW_MOUSE, 16
  
  Clipboard := hexToRgb(pickedCol)

  SetTimer, HIDE_TOOLTIP, 800
}

hexToRgb(hex)
{
  red := hex >> 16 
  green:= (hex & 0xFF00) >> 8
  blue:= hex & 0xFF

  return "rgb(" . red . ", " . green . ", " . blue . ")" 
}

FOLLOW_MOUSE:
followMouse ()
{
  xPos := ""
  yPos := ""

  MouseGetPos, xPos, yPos

  xTtip := xPos + 10
  yTtip := yPos + 5

  ToolTip, color picked!, xTtip, yTtip
  return
}

HIDE_TOOLTIP:
hideTooltip ()
{
  SetTimer, FOLLOW_MOUSE, Off
  SetTimer, HIDE_TOOLTIP, Off
  ToolTip
  return  
}

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