# Color Picker

> Brand colour picker on react-colorful: saturation area, hue slider, swatches and a hex field that expands shorthand ("1ba" → #11bbaa) and ignores invalid input. Opens from a Field. Part of the Layro System: layro.vercel.app.

- Author: [Mohamed Uvaish](https://21st.dev/@uvain)
- Library: [Layro System](https://21st.dev/@uvain/library/layro-system)
- License: mit
- npm dependencies: lucide-react, react-colorful, @radix-ui/react-label, @radix-ui/react-popover
- Live preview: https://21st.dev/@uvain/components/color-picker-hex-swatches

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add "https://21st.dev/r/uvain/color-picker-hex-swatches?api_key=$API_KEY_21ST"
```

Requires a 21st API key (generate one at https://21st.dev/mcp) passed as `API_KEY_21ST`. Free accounts get a limited number of installs per day; unlimited on a paid plan — see https://21st.dev/pricing.

Full component directory: https://21st.dev/llms.txt