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ColorPickerManager API

ColorPickerManager is the facade component that coordinates every subsystem of the Chroma Palette UI.

ChromaPaletteMode

Defines the available palette layouts:

public enum ChromaPaletteMode
{
    Rectangle = 0,      // HSV rectangle with separate hue slider
    Circle = 1,         // Hue wheel with saturation radius
    CircleFull = 2,     // All-in-one HSV circle (no extra sliders)
    CircleCircle = 3,   // Hue ring with inner saturation/value disc
    CircleTriangle = 4, // Hue ring with inner HSV triangle
    Texture = 5,        // Samples from a provided texture
    Palette = 6         // Samples from a ColorPalette asset
}

CursorContrastMode

Controls cursor visibility enhancement:

public enum CursorContrastMode
{
    None = 0,           // Default cursor appearance
    InvertColor = 1,    // Invert RGB for maximum contrast
    InvertLightness = 2 // Adjust brightness for readability
}

Inspector Fields

Field	Type	Description
`mode`	`ChromaPaletteMode`	Default palette mode (serialized field)
`textureSettings`	`TextureModeSettings`	Configuration for Texture mode
`paletteSettings`	`PaletteModeSettings`	Configuration for Palette mode
`paletteImage`	`RawImage`	Main palette display
`paletteRect`	`RectTransform`	Palette bounds
`paletteCursor`	`Image`	Primary cursor
`paletteCursorExternal`	`Image`	Secondary cursor (for dual-cursor modes)
`hueSlider`	`Slider`	Hue selection slider
`valueSlider`	`Slider`	Value/brightness slider
`alphaSlider`	`Slider`	Alpha transparency slider
`colorImage`	`Image`	Current color preview
`previousColorImage`	`Image`	Previous color display
`inputH/S/V/R/G/B/C/M/Y/K/Hex/Alpha`	`TMP_InputField`	Text inputs for every supported color space
`onColorChanging`	`UnityEvent<Color>`	Live preview event
`onColorChanged`	`UnityEvent<Color>`	Final selection event

Properties

Property	Type	Description
`CurrentColor`	`Color`	Gets the currently selected color
`IsDragging`	`bool`	Indicates whether the user is actively dragging
`CursorContrast`	`CursorContrastMode`	Get/set cursor contrast mode
`OnColorChanging`	`UnityEvent<Color>`	Exposes the live preview event
`OnColorChanged`	`UnityEvent<Color>`	Exposes the final selection event

Methods

Method	Description
`void SetColor(Color color, bool notify = true)`	Sets the current color. Pass `notify = false` to update UI without firing events.
`void SetMode(ChromaPaletteMode newMode)`	Switches the active palette layout (Rectangle, Circle, Texture, Palette, etc.).
`void SetPaletteTexture(Texture2D texture)`	Assigns a texture and switches to Texture mode.
`void ForceReapplyMaterials()`	Rebuilds internal materials (useful after shader swaps).
`void UpdatePaletteMode(ChromaPaletteMode mode)`	Forces shader refresh for the specified mode.
`void UpdateAllUI()`	Refreshes all serialized UI references (sliders, inputs, previews).
`void UpdateCursor()`	Refreshes cursor visuals using the current contrast mode.

See the Code Examples for step-by-step usage patterns.