How to develop a Random Color Generator using JavaScript?
Creating a Random Colour Generator: HTML, CSS & JS
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In this article i will help you develop a simple web project titled Random Color Generator using HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
Final Output
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Code
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<title>Random Color Generator</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css" />
</head>
<body>
<h1>Random Color Generator</h1>
<section><div id="parent-container" class="container"></div></section>
<footer>
<p>
Designed & Developed By:
<a href="#" style="text-decoration: none">Shubham Lashkan</a>
</p>
</footer>
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
CSS
h1 {
font-family: sans-serif;
font-size: 36px;
color: orange;
text-align: center;
}
p {
text-align: center;
}
.container {
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
justify-content: center;
}
.palette {
padding: 50px;
margin: 5px;
width: 200px;
text-align: center;
font-size: 24px;
border: 2px solid white;
border-radius: 15px;
color: white;
}
JavaScript
let parentContainer = document.getElementById("parent-container");
for (let i = 0; i < 40; i++) {
let code = randomColor();
let palette = document.createElement("div");
palette.className = "palette";
palette.style.backgroundColor = "#" + code;
palette.innerText = "#" + code;
parentContainer.appendChild(palette);
palette.addEventListener("click", function () {
navigator.clipboard.writeText(`#${code}`);
});
}
function randomColor() {
const hexChar = "0123456789ABCDEF";
const codeLength = 6;
let hexCode = "";
for (let i = 0; i < codeLength; i++) {
let randomIndex = Math.floor(Math.random() * 16);
hexCode = hexCode + hexChar.charAt(randomIndex);
}
return hexCode;
}
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