tinycolor2 vs chroma-js vs color-name vs validate-color

Package	Downloads	Stars	Size	Issues	Publish	License
Package	Downloads	Stars	Size	Issues	Publish	License
tinycolor2	10,109,864	5,229	285 kB	102	3 years ago	MIT
chroma-js	2,015,211	10,547	397 kB	64	3 months ago	(BSD-3-Clause AND Apache-2.0)
color-name	0	123	6.34 kB	0	4 months ago	MIT
validate-color	0	61	20.7 kB	17	3 years ago	MIT

Color Manipulation

tinycolor2:
tinycolor2 provides basic color manipulation features such as lightening, darkening, blending, and converting between color formats (e.g., HEX, RGB, HSL). It also supports color accessibility features like contrast checking.
chroma-js:
chroma-js offers extensive color manipulation capabilities, including blending, scaling, and creating color scales. It supports both RGB and HSL color models, allowing for advanced manipulations and visualizations.
color-name:
color-name does not provide color manipulation features. It is a static library that focuses on providing a comprehensive list of color names and their corresponding hex values.
validate-color:
validate-color does not offer color manipulation features. Its primary function is to validate color inputs and ensure they conform to valid color formats.

Color Validation

tinycolor2:
tinycolor2 includes color validation as one of its features. It can determine if a given color value is valid and provides methods to check color accessibility (e.g., contrast ratio).
chroma-js:
chroma-js includes some validation features, but its primary focus is on manipulation and visualization. It does not provide comprehensive validation for color inputs.
color-name:
color-name does not provide color validation features. It simply provides a list of valid color names and their hex values.
validate-color:
validate-color specializes in color validation. It provides functions to check if a color value is valid according to various formats, including HEX, RGB, HSL, and color names.

Size and Performance

tinycolor2:
tinycolor2 is a lightweight library (about 10KB minified) that is designed for fast color manipulation and validation. Its small size makes it ideal for web applications where performance and load times are a concern.
chroma-js:
chroma-js is relatively lightweight for the features it offers, but it is larger than some other color libraries due to its extensive functionality. It is optimized for performance, especially in color calculations and visualizations.
color-name:
color-name is a very small library since it only contains a static list of color names and their hex values. It has minimal impact on performance and is quick to load.
validate-color:
validate-color is a small and efficient library focused on color validation. Its lightweight nature ensures that it does not significantly impact application performance.

Ease of Use: Code Examples

tinycolor2:

tinycolor2 has a user-friendly API for color manipulation and validation. Its documentation is clear, and it provides examples that help developers understand how to use its features effectively.

Example of color manipulation and validation with tinycolor2:

import { tinycolor } from 'tinycolor2';

// Create a tinycolor instance
const color = tinycolor('rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.5)');

// Check if the color is valid
const isValid = color.isValid();

// Get the hex value
const hex = color.toHexString();

// Lighten the color
const lightened = color.lighten(20);

// Darken the color
const darkened = color.darken(20);

// Check color contrast
const contrastColor = color.isLight() ? 'black' : 'white';

console.log('Is Valid Color:', isValid);
console.log('Hex Value:', hex);
console.log('Lightened Color:', lightened.toString());
console.log('Darkened Color:', darkened.toString());
console.log('Contrast Color:', contrastColor);

chroma-js:

chroma-js has a simple and intuitive API for color manipulation and visualization. Its documentation is comprehensive, making it easy for developers to understand and use its features.

Example of color manipulation with chroma-js:

import chroma from 'chroma-js';

// Create a color
const color = chroma('blue');

// Lighten the color
const lightenedColor = color.brighten(2);

// Darken the color
const darkenedColor = color.darken(2);

// Get the hex value
const hexValue = color.hex();

// Blend two colors
const blendedColor = chroma.blend('red', 'blue');

// Create a color scale
const scale = chroma.scale(['red', 'yellow', 'green']);

console.log('Lightened Color:', lightenedColor.hex());
console.log('Darkened Color:', darkenedColor.hex());
console.log('Blended Color:', blendedColor);
console.log('Color Scale:', scale(0.5));

color-name:

color-name provides a straightforward way to access color names and their hex values. Its simplicity makes it easy to use, but it does not offer any manipulation or validation features.

Example of accessing color names with color-name:

import { colorNames } from 'color-name';

// Get the hex value of a color name
const hexValue = colorNames['red'];

// List all color names
const allColorNames = Object.keys(colorNames);

console.log('Hex Value of Red:', hexValue);
console.log('All Color Names:', allColorNames);

validate-color:

validate-color provides a simple API for validating color inputs. Its focus on validation makes it easy to integrate into forms and applications where color input accuracy is important.

Example of color validation with validate-color:

import validateColor from 'validate-color';

// Validate a hex color
const isValidHex = validateColor('#ff5733');

// Validate an RGB color
const isValidRgb = validateColor('rgb(255, 87, 51)');

// Validate an HSL color
const isValidHsl = validateColor('hsl(9, 100%, 60%)');

// Validate a color name
const isValidColorName = validateColor('red');

console.log('Valid Hex Color:', isValidHex);
console.log('Valid RGB Color:', isValidRgb);
console.log('Valid HSL Color:', isValidHsl);
console.log('Valid Color Name:', isValidColorName);

Color Manipulation and Validation

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README for tinycolor2

TinyColor

JavaScript color tooling

Including in node

Including in a browser

ESM

UMD

Usage

Accepted String Input

Hex, 8-digit (RGBA) Hex

RGB, RGBA

HSL, HSLA

HSV, HSVA

Named

Accepted Object Input

Methods

getFormat

getOriginalInput

isValid

getBrightness

isLight

isDark

getLuminance

getAlpha

setAlpha

String Representations

toHsv

toHsvString

toHsl

toHslString

toHex

toHexString

toHex8

toHex8String

toRgb

toRgbString

toPercentageRgb

toPercentageRgbString

toName

toFilter

toString

Color Modification

lighten

brighten

darken

desaturate

saturate

greyscale

spin

Color Combinations

analogous

monochromatic

splitcomplement

triad

tetrad

complement

Color Utilities

random

Readability

readability

isReadable

mostReadable

Common operations

clone