Pika
v2.0.2, released this weekOpen-source colour picker with built-in contrast checks.
FreemiumOpen sourceFree direct download; $2.99 on the Mac App StoremacOSUpdated today
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Pika lets you grab a foreground and a background colour from anywhere on screen and see them side by side with their names and values. It checks the pair against WCAG and APCA contrast rules, so you can confirm accessibility at a glance. Colours can be shown and copied as Hex, RGB, HSB, HSL, LAB, OpenGL or OKLCH, and every pick is kept in a history you can undo, redo and reuse. It runs from the menu bar or the Dock, supports a global hotkey and keyboard shortcuts, and exposes a pika:// URL scheme for automation with tools like Raycast. Needs macOS 14 or later.
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