Inspect and select colors

In the CSS Pane’s Rules view, if a rule contains a color value, you’ll see a sample of the color next to the value:

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A color sample is also shown for CSS custom properties (variables) that represent colors.

CSS in the Rules pane showing a color swatch on a CSS variable

If you click on the color sample, you’ll see a color picker popup, enabling you to change the color:

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If the color is a foreground color, the color picker tells you whether its contrast with the background color meets accessibility guidelines. Hovering the mouse over the contrast message gives a more detailed explanation.

The color picker includes an eyedropper icon: clicking this icon enables you to use the eyedropper to select a new color for the element from the page: