ColorPicker Class

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls

Represents a control that lets a user pick a color using a color spectrum, sliders, or text input.

This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).

/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingBehavior(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingType.Agile)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Threading(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ThreadingModel.Both)]
/// [Microsoft.UI.Xaml.CustomAttributes.MUXPropertyChangedCallback(enable=true)]
/// [Microsoft.UI.Xaml.CustomAttributes.MUXPropertyChangedCallbackMethodName(value="OnPropertyChanged")]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(Microsoft.UI.Xaml.XamlContract, 65536)]
class ColorPicker : Control

[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingBehavior(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingType.Agile)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Threading(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ThreadingModel.Both)]
[Microsoft.UI.Xaml.CustomAttributes.MUXPropertyChangedCallback(enable=true)]
[Microsoft.UI.Xaml.CustomAttributes.MUXPropertyChangedCallbackMethodName(value="OnPropertyChanged")]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(typeof(Microsoft.UI.Xaml.XamlContract), 65536)]
public class ColorPicker : Control

Public Class ColorPicker
Inherits Control

<ColorPicker .../>

Inheritance

Control

ColorPicker

Attributes

MarshalingBehaviorAttribute ThreadingAttribute Microsoft.UI.Xaml.CustomAttributes.MUXPropertyChangedCallbackAttribute Microsoft.UI.Xaml.CustomAttributes.MUXPropertyChangedCallbackMethodNameAttribute ContractVersionAttribute

Examples

Tip

For more info, design guidance, and code examples, see Color picker.

Open the WinUI 2 Gallery app and see the ColorPicker in action.

The WinUI 2 Gallery app includes interactive examples of most WinUI 2 controls, features, and functionality. Get the app from the Microsoft Store or get the source code on GitHub.

Remarks

A color picker is used to browse through and select colors. By default, it lets a user navigate through colors on a color spectrum, or specify a Red-Green-Blue (RGB), Hue-Saturation-Value (HSV), or hexadecimal color value in a text box.

For more info about the ColorPicker control, see Color picker.

Control style and template

You can modify the default Style and ControlTemplate to give the control a unique appearance. For information about modifying a control's style and template, see XAML styles. The default style, template, and resources that define the look of the control are included in the generic.xaml file. For design purposes, generic.xaml is installed with the WinUI (Microsoft.UI.Xaml) NuGet package. By default, this location is \Users\<username>\.nuget\packages\microsoft.ui.xaml\<version>\lib\uap10.0\Microsoft.UI.Xaml\Themes\generic.xaml. Styles and resources from different versions of WinUI might have different values.

XAML also includes resources that you can use to modify the colors of a control in different visual states without modifying the control template (modifying these resources is preferred to setting properties). For more info, see the Light-weight styling section of the XAML styles article.

Constructors

ColorPicker()

Initializes a new instance of the ColorPicker class. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).

Properties

Color	Gets or sets the current color value. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
ColorProperty	Identifies the Color dependency property. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
ColorSpectrumComponents	Gets or sets a value that indicates how the Hue-Saturation-Value (HSV) color components are mapped onto the ColorSpectrum. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
ColorSpectrumComponentsProperty	Identifies the ColorSpectrumComponents dependency property. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
ColorSpectrumShape	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the ColorSpectrum is shown as a square or a circle. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
ColorSpectrumShapeProperty	Identifies the ColorSpectrumShape dependency property. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
IsAlphaEnabled	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the alpha channel can be modified. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
IsAlphaEnabledProperty	Identifies the IsAlphaEnabled dependency property. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
IsAlphaSliderVisible	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the slider control for the alpha channel is shown. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
IsAlphaSliderVisibleProperty	Identifies the IsAlphaSliderVisible dependency property. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
IsAlphaTextInputVisible	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the text input box for the alpha channel is shown. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
IsAlphaTextInputVisibleProperty	Identifies the IsAlphaTextInputVisible dependency property. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
IsColorChannelTextInputVisible	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the text input boxes for the color channels are shown. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
IsColorChannelTextInputVisibleProperty	Identifies the IsColorChannelTextInputVisible dependency property. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
IsColorPreviewVisible	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the color preview bar is shown. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
IsColorPreviewVisibleProperty	Identifies the IsColorPreviewVisible dependency property. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
IsColorSliderVisible	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the slider control for the color value is shown. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
IsColorSliderVisibleProperty	Identifies the IsColorSliderVisible dependency property. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
IsColorSpectrumVisible	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the color spectrum control is shown. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
IsColorSpectrumVisibleProperty	Identifies the IsColorSpectrumVisible dependency property. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
IsHexInputVisible	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the text input box for a HEX color value is shown. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
IsHexInputVisibleProperty	Identifies the IsHexInputVisible dependency property. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
IsMoreButtonVisible	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the 'more' button is shown. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
IsMoreButtonVisibleProperty	Identifies the IsMoreButtonVisible dependency property. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
MaxHue	Gets or sets the maximum Hue value in the range 0-359. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
MaxHueProperty	Identifies the MaxHue dependency property. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
MaxSaturation	Gets or sets the maximum Saturation value in the range 0-100. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
MaxSaturationProperty	Identifies the MaxSaturation dependency property. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
MaxValue	Gets or sets the maximum Value value in the range 0-100. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
MaxValueProperty	Identifies the MaxValue dependency property. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
MinHue	Gets or sets the minimum Hue value in the range 0-359. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
MinHueProperty	Identifies the MinHue dependency property. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
MinSaturation	Gets or sets the minimum Saturation value in the range 0-100. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
MinSaturationProperty	Identifies the MinSaturation dependency property. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
MinValue	Gets or sets the minimum Value value in the range 0-100. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
MinValueProperty	Identifies the MinValue dependency property. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
Orientation	Gets or sets the orientation of the editing controls in the ColorPicker. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
OrientationProperty	Identifies the Orientation dependency property. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
PreviousColor	Gets or sets the previous color. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).
PreviousColorProperty	Identifies the PreviousColor dependency property. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).

Events

ColorChanged

Occurs when the Color property has changed. This documentation applies to WinUI 2 for UWP (for WinUI in the Windows App SDK, see the Windows App SDK namespaces).

See also

• ColorSpectrum
• Color picker