ColorPicker

API reference for the "ColorPicker" control.

Renders a color picker within the Canva UI.
To learn how controls work, refer to Rich controls.
For guidelines on making the most of rich controls, see Use rich controls (with some restraint).
Usage
canva.create("color_picker", {
  id: "colorPickerExample",
  label: "Color Picker Example",
  color: "#ff0099",
});
Parameters
Name
Type
Required
Description
controlType
string
Yes
The type of control. To create a color picker, the value must be "color_picker".
opts
object
Yes
Properties for configuring the control.
opts.id
string
Yes
A unique ID for the control.
opts.label
string
No
A human readable label for the control. The default value is "Select a color".
opts.color
string
No
The color to display as selected in the color picker. This value must be a hex code. The default value is "#000000".
Event
Name
Type
Required
Description
opts
object
Yes
Information about the event.
opts.message
object
Yes
Information about the event.
opts.message.commit
boolean
Yes
If false, the user is actively interacting with the control. If true, the user has finished interacting with the control.
opts.message.controlId
string
Yes
The id of the control.
opts.message.controlType
string
Yes
The type of control. The value of this property is always "color_picker".
opts.message.message
object
Yes
Additional information about the event.
opts.message.message.type
string
Yes
The type of event. The value of this property is always "setColor".
opts.message.message.value
string
Yes
The hex code of the selected color.
Example
const canva = window.canva.init();
​
const state = {
  colorPickerExample: "#ff0099",
};
​
canva.onReady(() => {
  renderControls();
});
​
canva.onControlsEvent(async (opts) => {
  if (!opts.message.commit) {
    return;
  }
​
  if (opts.message.controlType === "color_picker") {
    state[opts.message.controlId] = opts.message.message.value;
  }
​
  renderControls();
});
​
function renderControls() {
  const controls = [
    canva.create("color_picker", {
      id: "colorPickerExample",
      label: "Color Picker Example",
      color: state.colorPickerExample,
    }),
  ];
​
  canva.updateControlPanel(controls);
}

Name	Type	Required	Description
`controlType`	string	Yes	The type of control. To create a color picker, the value must be `"color_picker"`.
`opts`	object	Yes	Properties for configuring the control.
`opts.id`	string	Yes	A unique ID for the control.
`opts.label`	string	No	A human readable label for the control. The default value is `"Select a color"`.
`opts.color`	string	No	The color to display as selected in the color picker. This value must be a hex code. The default value is `"#000000"`.

Name	Type	Required	Description
`opts`	object	Yes	Information about the event.
`opts.message`	object	Yes	Information about the event.
`opts.message.commit`	boolean	Yes	If `false`, the user is actively interacting with the control. If `true`, the user has finished interacting with the control.
`opts.message.controlId`	string	Yes	The `id` of the control.
`opts.message.controlType`	string	Yes	The type of control. The value of this property is always `"color_picker"`.
`opts.message.message`	object	Yes	Additional information about the event.
`opts.message.message.type`	string	Yes	The type of event. The value of this property is always `"setColor"`.
`opts.message.message.value`	string	Yes	The hex code of the selected color.

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