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  3. Color Area

Color Area

ColorArea allows users to adjust two channels of an RGB, HSL or HSB color value against a two-dimensional gradient background.

<ColorArea />

Installation

npx dotui-cli@latest add color-area

Usage

Use ColorArea to allow users to adjust two channels of an RGB, HSL or HSB color value against a two-dimensional gradient background.

Options

Channels

xChannel and yChannel props may be provided to specify which color channels the color area should display

<ColorArea xChannel="red" yChannel="blue" />

Disabled

Use the isDisabled prop to disable the color area.

<ColorArea isDisabled />

Unontrolled

An initial, uncontrolled value can be provided to the ColorArea using the defaultValue prop.

<ColorArea defaultValue="hsl(30, 100%, 50%)" />

Controlled

Use the value and onChange props to control the value of the slider.

Selected color : hsla(0, 100%, 50%, 1)

const [value, setValue] = React.useState(parseColor("hsl(0, 100%, 50%)"))
return <ColorArea value={value} onChange={setValue} xChannel="saturation" yChannel="lightness" />

Composition

If you need to customize things further, you can drop down to the composition level.

<ColorAreaRoot>
  <ColorThumb />
</ColorAreaRoot>

API Reference

PropTypeDefaultDescription
xName
string
-
The name of the y channel input element, used when submitting an HTML form.
yName
string
-
The name of the y channel input element, used when submitting an HTML form.
colorSpace
'rgb' | 'hsl' | 'hsb'
-
The color space that the color area operates in. The xChannel and yChannel must be in this color space. If not provided, this defaults to the color space of the color or defaultColor value.
xChannel
'hue' | 'saturation' | 'brightness' | 'lightness' | 'red' | 'green' | 'blue' | 'alpha'
-
Color channel for the horizontal axis.
yChannel
'hue' | 'saturation' | 'brightness' | 'lightness' | 'red' | 'green' | 'blue' | 'alpha'
-
Color channel for the vertical axis.
isDisabled
boolean
-
Whether the ColorArea is disabled.
value
T
-
The current value (controlled).
defaultValue
T
-
The default value (uncontrolled).
children
ReactNode | (values: ColorAreaRenderProps & {defaultChildren: ReactNode | undefined}) => ReactNode
-
The children of the component. A function may be provided to alter the children based on component state.
className
string
-
The CSS className for the element.
style
CSSProperties | (values: ColorAreaRenderProps & {defaultStyle: CSSProperties}) => CSSProperties
-
The inline style for the element. A function may be provided to compute the style based on component state.
EventTypeDescription
onChange
(value: Color) => void
Handler that is called when the value changes, as the user drags.
onChangeEnd
(value: Color) => void
Handler that is called when the user stops dragging.

Accessibility

Keyboard interactions

KeyDescription
Tab
Places focus on the handle. If the handle is already in focus, moves focus to the next element in the page tab sequence.
Shift+Tab
Places focus on the previous element in the page tab sequence.
ArrowRight ArrowLeft ArrowDown ArrowUp
Moves the handle up/down/left/right.

Last updated on 10/11/2024