Introducing Nova Color Picker — an eyedropper for anything on your screen

We just launched our second Chrome extension, Nova Color Picker. Pick a color anywhere on your screen with an eyedropper and copy it as HEX, RGB or HSL.

What it does

• Eyedropper picking: built on the browser's native EyeDropper API — click anywhere on screen to grab that color. It isn't limited to the web page in front of you; anything visible on screen works
• Copy in three formats: HEX, RGB or HSL, whichever you need, in one click
• Auto-copy HEX: the picked color lands on your clipboard the moment you grab it (on by default), ready to paste into your editor
• History (up to 24): every color you pick is kept as a swatch — click one to bring it back, or clear them all
• Type to convert: paste #3b82f6 or rgb(59, 130, 246) and it converts to the other formats. There's a native color wheel for picking by hand too

How to use it

1. Add the extension from the Chrome Web Store
2. Click the toolbar icon, then hit "Pick a color"
3. Click the color you want on screen — HEX, RGB and HSL all appear
4. Copy the format you need and paste it into your CSS or design tool

Free, and no sign-up.

Privacy

The only permissions this extension asks for are storage (to keep your history) and clipboardWrite (to copy). There are no host permissions and no activeTab — it cannot read or modify any web page at all. Color conversion happens entirely in your browser, with no data collection and no tracking.

Every feature is free.

When it comes in handy

• Lifting the palette from a site you like and pasting it straight into CSS
• Getting the exact color out of a mockup or a screenshot
• Keeping the colors you used today so you can pick them again later

👉 Add Nova Color Picker from the Chrome Web Store

Novare Orbis offers other free, browser-based tools as well — see the full list.