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royd
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6 years ago
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Trying to get Hex/RGB value of a color preview swatch, please help!

Hi everyone   In configuration page some colors are customizable.  When clicked on any of the input fields, a color chooser pops up. Selecting a color populates the field with the hex value...
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  • tristaanogre's avatar
    tristaanogre
    6 years ago

    backgroundColor is not a method, it's the actual property.   So, just compare that property to the desired value.

     

     

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royd
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6 years ago

Hi Robert

 

Sorry for delayed response. It took me a while but finally figured it out. Thanks for pointing me to right direction. This is what finally worked:

 

var previewColor =  previewSwatch.ownerDocument.defaultView.getComputedStyle(previewSwatch, "").backgroundColor;
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TanyaYatskovska
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6 years ago

Hi royd.

 

I'm so glad to hear that the solution has been found :)