Get Dominant Color

A code for grabbing the dominant color from an image. Uses ColorThief for C# and .NET to make it happen.

Compatibility:

Operating System	Architecture	Supported	Version
Windows 10	x86, x64, ARM, ARM64	Yes	16299 or higher
Windows 8.1	x86, x64	No
Windows 8	x86, x64	No
Windows 7	x86, x64	No

How to use ColorThief

Get the dominant color from an image

var colorThief = new ColorThief();
colorThief.GetColor(sourceImage);

Build a color palette from an image

In this example, we build an 8 color palette.

var colorThief = new ColorThief();
colorThief.GetPalette(sourceImage, 8);

For Xamarin.Forms

await CrossColorThief.Current.GetPalette(sourceImage);

How to build and run the program

Build

1. Start Microsoft Visual Studio and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
2. Go to the folder where you unzipped the sample. Double-click the Visual Studio Solution (.sln) file.
3. Press Ctrl+Shift+B, or select Build > Build Solution.

Run

After opening the Visual Studio solution, set the architecture to x64 or x86. The next steps depend on whether you just want to deploy the sample or you want to both deploy and run it.

1. Deploy

   • Select Build > Deploy Solution.

2. Deploy and run

   • To debug the sample and then run it, press F5 or select Debug > Start Debugging.
   • To run the sample without debugging, press Ctrl+F5 or select Debug > Start Without Debugging.

License

ColorThief.UWP is a MIT-style licensed, as found in the LICENSE file.