Free websafe software for windows

BG Maker enables you to extend the websafe color palette. You can create new colors and extend the websafe color palette up to millions of colors. Save your new color for use in a paint program or make it into a background graphic.

ColSel was developed especially for programmersand webmasters, but it can also be very useful for ordinary users too. It can help with choosing appropriate colors for your desktop or colors for your favorite programs GUI.
The main feature of this program is to provide the color code of the chosen color in several different formats available.
However, it may take a few seconds to explore all options, discover other interesting and useful functions of the program.
Main features:
- User-friendly, clear and intuitive user interface
- Three language versions (English, German and Polish)
- Picking any color from the desktop using handy tool
- The possibility to choose the color form "Windows palette" or from ColSels "advanced color picker screen". You can load an image for color extraction in one of the following formats: BMP, GIF and JPG
- Possibility of defining and using 10 favorite colors
- The chosen color will be displayed in seven different formats (HEX, HTML, DEC, VB, C++, Delphi, Java)
- The possibility of conversion the color to the WebSafe palette, which is a very useful function for webmasters
- Copying the color code in selected format to the clipboard
- Color scheme preview option
- DEC - RGB(R,G,B) to HEX color code built-in converter
- Minimization of the main window to the small bar containing chosen colors code
- Possibility of setting program (and its windows) always on top
- Checking for the program updates
- Fast access to On-Line help and F.A.Q
Enhancements:
- added zoom on desktop color picker screen
- added fields for color code values in HEX and RGB formats on desktop color picker screen
- fixed a bug while trying to close desktop color picker screen by clicking on X
- now you can cancel the operation of picking a color by pressing ESC key
- now you can run color picker mode by pressing CTRL key
- windows color picker screen now remembers the current color and gives you the possibility to simply modify it
- you can now store up to 10 favorite colors ("Save as..." option in menu and favorite color bar)
- added the possibility to load external color picker cursor as an alternative of the default one
- added "Additional color picker cursors" option in "Add-ons" menu (opens a webpage with cursors to download)
- changed the way of generating color codes for VB, C++ and Java formats from windows color picker screen
- changed the way of generating color codes for VB, C++ and Java formats from desktop color picker screen
- fixed a bug which generated improper values for numbers from range 1 - 15 in RGB2HEX converter and desktop color picker
- after picking a color from desktop, color picker screen gets focus - now you can pick a color from the same place you picked the last one using ENTER key
- blocked the functionality of the right mouse button when picking a color from desktop
- program window is sticking to the screen borders now
- added "Random color" function on main program window
- added color preview for "RGB2HEX converter"
- the switch button (show/hide advanced options) has got a nice icon now
- fixed appearance of WebSafe conversion button
- added a function of showing a current color in RBG2HEX converter
- RGB2HEX converting button has got an arrow icon
- copy to clipboard button has got an copy icon
- "Always on top" checkbox has got an icon
- desktop color picker button is now changing its color to red during picking mode
- added "Copy as..." option in program menu. It enables when you choose any color and allows us to copy the current color in chosen format to clipboard
- corrected and completed information in program properties window
- completed information in "About ColSel..." screen
- added the possibility to open ColSel homepage when leaving "About ColSel..." screen
- program window gets focus on mouse over
- fixed the way of changing program language version. There will be no more bugs like "fixed languages issue"
- program is also saving its window position information when changing the language version now
- fixed bug "no paleta.bmp file found" in "Advanced Color" screen
- removed "change" button changing a color palette from "Advanced Color" screen. Now the change is done automatically
- program now stores values of colors used to build color scheme (they are available on tooltip message when mouse over chosen color)
- click on color scheme preview to open a sample webpage with your colors applied
- after cleaning converter text boxes, the first field gets a focus (the "R" component)
- after resizing the window using "show/hide advanced options" button, the first converter field got focus
- added tooltips "R", "G" and "B" over converter fields
- color scheme will not take values if "COLOR:" field is empty
- you cannot set the same color for both background and text in color scheme
- fixed a bug of covering message windows by program window when "Always on top" option is selected
- the program window is now hidden while selecting a color from windows color picker screen
- program menu appears now under the bottom line of the title bar
- additional option titles have been bolded on program main window
- tooltip messages of title bar and color preview are now showing the code of the current color in HEX and DEC formats
- pressing F1 key in main window will open a help webpage (also a shortcut key has been added in menu)
- added a shortcut for F.A.Q webpage in menu in "Help" category (also "F2" shortcut key)
- added an option for checking for an update in "Help" category in menu (also "F3" shortcut key)
- added an option "About ColSel..." in category "Help" in menu (also "F4" shortcut key)
- clicking right mouse button on color scheme preview will switch between normal and bolded text
- fixed several small mistakes in translation files
- added F5 shortcut key to display windows color picker screen
- added F6 shortcut key to display advanced color screen
- added F7 shortcut key to display desktop color picker screen
- corrected the function in code responsible for launching internet links
- the appearance of picking color options buttons is returning to its normal form after coming back to the main window
- added the "selected" sign at the current language position in menu
- it is impossible to change the language to currently selected
- corrected the way of choosing the language version at first program run
- the color of the link to programs website in main window is changing into violet after clicking
- fixed the bug of erroneously copying the color code in HTML format to clipboard
- the submenu "Contact" has been moved to "Help" menu
- double click on programs title bar to switch its text color from white to black and reverse
- double clicking on programs title bar is no longer selecting the color code in "COLOR" field
- removed bad looking effect of pressed button after pressing it
- shortcut keys for program options in main window have been defined
- it is now impossible to run the program maximized
- a different program for making ColSels installer was now used
- used UPX compressor to compress program executable (its five times smaller now)

Quickly find out a colors HEX code by using the RGB-2-HEX Opera widget The Simple Conversion widget for Opera browser allows you to convert a color from RGB color format to hex color format.
The Simple Conversion widget is designed to assist in the color charting of rgb to websafe css hex colors.
System requirements:
- Opera 9 or later

A websafe colorselector for Win95/WinNT. Paste RGB or HTML-value to clipboard.

A color picker for web designers and programmers Have you ever wanted a color picker that is professional, but easy to use and loaded with features, well here it is Color Cop.
Color Cop is a color picker that can help web designers and programmers. It features an eyedropper, magnifier, sampling, color history, and a 42 color palette. Hex code supported for HTML, Delphi, PowerBuilder, Visual Basic, and Visual C++.
Main features:
- Magnifier - The Magnifier control will allow the user to magnify any part of the screen. Once an area is magnified, the eyedropper can then be used to select colors. This will improve the ability to select colors from areas with lots of colors or from small icons.
- Variable magnification levels - This feature allows the user to change the power of the magnifier. There are 16 magnification (1x - 16x). The user can change the level by spinning the mouse wheel while magnifying, or clicking on the clicking on the plus and minus buttons in the window.
- Magnify while eyedropping - This option is on by default and allows the user to see a magnified area while eyedropping. The pixel that is being selected will appear in the magnifier window with a black square around it. [v5.3+]
- 3 by 3 and 5 by 5 average sampling - Instead of sampling just one pixel, a 3 by 3 or 5 by 5 area of pixels will be averaged to get a color. This is important when sampling colors from photographs because you can get closer to the color the human eye sees.
- Snap to WebSafe color - Some designers are forced to use the 216 color websafe palette. When this options is enabled, only websafe colors can be selected. If a color is selected and it is not websafe, it will be converted to the nearest websafe color. Websafe colors have RGB decimal values which are multiples of 51 or zero.(0, 51, 102, 153, 204, and 255)
- Detect WebSafe color - With this option enabled, color cop will indicate if the color selected by the eyedropper is WebSafe or not. [v5.3+]
- Relative position measurements - If you press the Control key while eyedropping the coordinates will be set to zero (0,0). When you drag the mouse to a new location the coordinates values will be relative to the point where you pressed control. This is very useful if you want to measure how pixels a certain object is. Note that if you get a reading of 8,8 the area you just measured is really 9,9 because the zero row and column are included.
- Minimize to systray - This will give the user the option to minimize color cop to the system tray, rather than to the taskbar.
- Multi-language hexadecimal color support - the selected color can be displayed in either HTML, Delphi, PowerBuilder, Visual Basic, or Visual C++ format. It will also be sent to the clipboard if the option is enabled. RGB Int and RGB Float modes are new in v5.3 RGB Int mode will output the color as 128,64,0 (R,G,B). RGB Float mode will output the color as 0.50,0.25,0.00 Alt+[ will decrease floating point precision and Alt+] will increase floating point precision.
- Upper and lower case hex - gives the user the option of having uppercase or lowercase hex output.
- Omit the # or $ symbols from hex - users will have the option to leave out the # or $ marks in the hex output. This is only available in HTML and Delphi hex modes.
- Use Cross Hair cursor - the standard windows cross hair cursor can be used in lieu of the eyedropper to select colors. [v5.3+]
- Persistent custom colors in the custom color dialog - The common windows custom color picker dialog has 16 custom color locations. Color cop will remember the custom colors from session to session. In previous versions, the custom colors were only saved for as long as the program was open.
- Popup Menu configuration - Version 4.0 used dropdown menus, but now that there are more options a different system will be implemented. When a user right clicks anywhere in the dialog, a popup menu will appear with options.
- Collapse/Expand dialog - Since the magnifying glass wont be used all the time, there will be a button to collpse and expand the dialog. This will prevent the application from taking up too much screen area.
- Mouse wheel support - Users can alter the red, green, or blue decimal values by spinning the mouse wheel. The control in focus will be decremented or incremented. Spinning the mouse wheel will increment or decrement by 1. Holding Control at the same time will increment or decrement by 5. Holding Shift at the same time will increment of decrement by 2. If the Snap to Websafe mode is on, it will increment or decrement by 51. Users can also zoom in and out by spinning the mouse wheel while magnifying.
- Allow Multiple Instances - This is an option which allows the user to restrict only one instance of color cop from running at once, or allow multiple copies to run.
- Easy Move - Most applications can be moved around the screen by dragging on the title bar. This feature allows the user to click and drag the application by left clicking anywhere in the client area and dragging. This option is enabled by default, but can be disabled using the menu or hotkey.
- Color History - This feature remembers the last 7 colors selected by the eyedropper. The user can then revert back to any of the colors by clicking on them. This feature will be hidden if the dialog is in the collapsed state, but the colors will still be stored. Colors can be pushed onto the color history by right clicking while eyedropping.
- Complementary color palette - Color Cop uses the RGB color model to describe colors. This feature first converts the RGB color model into HSL. HSL is a color model that describes colors based on Hue, Saturation, and Lightness. Once RGB has been converted to HSL, the values are shifted many times to produce a complementary color palette. There are 42 colors in the palette, which can be selected by clicking or dragging.

ColorLab was designed to be the most complete, intuitive color picker available. ColorLab was designed to be the most complete, intuitive color picker available. It provides a large variety of output as HTML color codes. It?s also a great color picker for programmers who want to be a little more creative with their interfaces.
On top of that, its an extremely versatile tool for adjusting your Windows system (desktop) colors.
ColorLab?s many options and easy-to-use mixers also make it a great tool for learning about color.
What happens when you add just a little more blue or a little less red to a certain color? What happens when you chage hue without changing saturation or luminence? Do a little hands-on expirimenting with color !
ColorLab is designed to be easy to use, and so it is, beside it is free and reliable.
ColorLab lets you pick colors from seven different sources: the standard color dialog, sampling a point on the screen, sampling an average of a 7x7 pixel screen area, adjusting Red-Green-Blue and/or Hue-Saturation-Luminance values (graphically or numerically), adjusting the current colors brightness +/- 5, 10, 15 or 20%, calculating the "average color" of a GIFF or JPEG, choosing from the 216 color WebSafe Palette, or by importing colors from the body tag of a web document.
Main features:
- Create and tweak color schemes for Windows
- Pick the nearest web-safe color
- View sample text in the 16 standard colors with the chosen color as background.
- Copy hex codes and HTML tags by double clicking a list of common tags (Floating list stays on top while working with other programs)
- Blend two colors to get a smooth range or colors
- Save your favorites! Favorites can also be copied to the clipboard, printed, or be used to generate an HTML color chart for the web Alternate style!
- Test your web graphics against your color as a background.
- Build an HTML color scheme and copy the BODY tag to the clipboard or export to an HTML or ASP file.