Components & interactionsColor wheel picker
Hue wheel
Explore a color continuously with direct manipulation and an exact keyboard value.

Choose a hue
Subframe Original · MIT
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Standalone React component. Styles are included.
React only. No additional packages.
Render the default export inside a container with a defined height. Its optional active prop stops movement when false. This example works with React 19; Next.js projects can use it as a client component.
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/**
* MIT License
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*/
"use client"
import * as React from "react"
export default function Example({ active = true }: { active?: boolean }) {
const [reduced, setReduced] = React.useState(true)
const [keyboard, setKeyboard] = React.useState(false)
React.useEffect(() => {
const m = matchMedia("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)")
const update = () => setReduced(m.matches)
update()
m.addEventListener("change", update)
return () => m.removeEventListener("change", update)
}, [])
const running = active && !reduced
const [hue, setHue] = React.useState(225),
[drag, setDrag] = React.useState(false)
function update(e: React.PointerEvent<HTMLDivElement>) {
const r = e.currentTarget.getBoundingClientRect()
const a = (Math.atan2(e.clientY - r.top - r.height / 2, e.clientX - r.left - r.width / 2) * 180) / Math.PI + 90
setHue(Math.round((a + 360) % 360))
}
const color = `hsl(${hue} 44% 64%)`
return (
<div
className="sf-hue-wheel"
data-keyboard={keyboard}
data-paused={!running}
onKeyDownCapture={() => setKeyboard(true)}
onPointerDownCapture={() => setKeyboard(false)}
>
<div className="color-editor">
<div
className="wheel"
role="slider"
tabIndex={0}
aria-label="Hue"
aria-valuemin={0}
aria-valuemax={359}
aria-valuenow={hue}
onKeyDown={(e) => {
if (["ArrowRight", "ArrowUp", "ArrowLeft", "ArrowDown"].includes(e.key)) {
e.preventDefault()
setHue((h) => (h + (["ArrowRight", "ArrowUp"].includes(e.key) ? 1 : 359)) % 360)
}
if (e.key === "Home") setHue(0)
if (e.key === "End") setHue(359)
}}
onPointerDown={(e) => {
setDrag(true)
e.currentTarget.setPointerCapture(e.pointerId)
update(e)
}}
onPointerMove={(e) => {
if (drag) update(e)
}}
onPointerUp={() => setDrag(false)}
onPointerCancel={() => setDrag(false)}
>
<div className="wheel-center" style={{ background: color }} />
<span className="wheel-thumb" style={{ transform: `rotate(${hue}deg)` }}>
<i />
</span>
</div>
<div className="color-data">
<span>Hue</span>
<output className="mono">{hue}°</output>
</div>
<div className="swatches">
{[195, 225, 280, 335, 35, 115].map((h) => (
<button
key={h}
style={{ background: `hsl(${h} 44% 64%)` }}
aria-label={"Set hue to " + h + " degrees"}
aria-pressed={hue === h}
onClick={() => setHue(h)}
>
{hue === h ? "✓" : ""}
</button>
))}
</div>
</div>
<style>{`
.sf-hue-wheel {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
min-height: 260px;
box-sizing: border-box;
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
place-items: center;
padding: 20px;
background: #edf0f3;
color: #22272d;
font: 14px/1.45 -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
isolation: isolate;
overflow: hidden;
}
.sf-hue-wheel * {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.sf-hue-wheel button,
.sf-hue-wheel input,
.sf-hue-wheel textarea,
.sf-hue-wheel select {
font: inherit;
color: inherit;
}
.sf-hue-wheel button {
cursor: pointer;
touch-action: manipulation;
}
.sf-hue-wheel button:disabled {
cursor: default;
opacity: 0.4;
}
.sf-hue-wheel button:focus-visible,
.sf-hue-wheel input:focus-visible,
.sf-hue-wheel textarea:focus-visible,
.sf-hue-wheel [tabindex]:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid #4269e1;
outline-offset: 3px;
}
.sf-hue-wheel button {
border: 0;
background: transparent;
}
.sf-hue-wheel .row {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 10px;
}
.sf-hue-wheel .muted {
color: #7a8189;
font-size: 12px;
}
.sf-hue-wheel .mono {
font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, monospace;
font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.sf-hue-wheel svg {
display: block;
}
.sf-hue-wheel[data-keyboard="true"] *,
.sf-hue-wheel[data-paused="true"] * {
transition-duration: 0s !important;
animation-play-state: paused !important;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.sf-hue-wheel *,
.sf-hue-wheel *::before,
.sf-hue-wheel *::after {
transition-duration: 0s !important;
animation: none !important;
}
}
.sf-hue-wheel {
background: #ebeaf0;
}
.sf-hue-wheel .color-editor {
width: 240px;
max-width: 100%;
padding: 21px;
background: #faf9fd;
border: 1px solid #dcd8e8;
border-radius: 18px;
box-shadow: 0 15px 40px #3a2d5a17;
}
.sf-hue-wheel .wheel {
width: 148px;
height: 148px;
margin: auto;
border-radius: 50%;
background: conic-gradient(
#d19a9a,
#d1d19a,
#9ad19a,
#9ad1d1,
#9a9ad1,
#d19ad1,
#d19a9a
);
position: relative;
touch-action: none;
cursor: crosshair;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px #00000008;
}
.sf-hue-wheel .wheel:after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
inset: 15px;
border-radius: 50%;
background: #faf9fd;
box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px #ffffff90;
}
.sf-hue-wheel .wheel-center {
position: absolute;
inset: 29px;
border-radius: 50%;
z-index: 1;
box-shadow: inset 0 2px 5px #ffffff40, 0 4px 10px #3522450d;
}
.sf-hue-wheel .wheel-thumb {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
z-index: 2;
pointer-events: none;
}
.sf-hue-wheel .wheel-thumb i {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 65px;
width: 18px;
height: 18px;
background: transparent;
border: 3px solid #fff;
border-radius: 50%;
box-shadow: 0 1px 5px #4b3e6440;
}
.sf-hue-wheel .color-data {
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
font-size: 11px;
color: #716981;
padding: 15px 6px 13px;
}
.sf-hue-wheel output {
color: #75648f;
}
.sf-hue-wheel .swatches {
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
gap: 7px;
padding: 0 5px;
}
.sf-hue-wheel .swatches button {
width: 24px;
height: 24px;
border-radius: 50%;
font-size: 11px;
color: #ffffff;
}
.sf-hue-wheel {
background: #e4e2e9;
}
.sf-hue-wheel .color-editor {
background: #fdfcfe;
box-shadow: 0 20px 40px #30254425, inset 0 1px white;
border-color: #ccc6d7;
}
.sf-hue-wheel .wheel {
background: conic-gradient(
#dc7474,
#dcdc74,
#74dc74,
#74dcdc,
#7474dc,
#dc74dc,
#dc7474
);
box-shadow: inset 0 1px 3px #0001;
}
.sf-hue-wheel .color-data {
color: #756785;
}
`}</style>
</div>
)
}
Where it works well
Explore a color continuously with direct manipulation and an exact keyboard value.
Reduced motion
Live system preference disables decorative motion; all controls remain usable. Keyboard actions settle immediately.
Things to know
HSL hue control with fixed saturation and lightness; this is not a perceptually uniform or full-gamut color picker.