Updated for Tailwind CSS v4 & OKLCH Standards

CSS Color Filter Generator & Tailwind v4 Palette

Recolor black SVG icons to any target Hex color using pure CSS filters. Export modern OKLCH @theme tokens with zero server dependencies.

✓ 0ms Latency • ✓ 100% Client-Side Privacy • ✓ GPU Composited • ✓ W3C Compliant

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• 100% Client Engine

Target Hex Color Code

Select via color picker or enter 6-character hexadecimal code.

Modern Brand Presets

RGB Channels

79, 70, 229

HSL Coordinates

243°, 75%, 59%

Live SVG Icon Recoloring Test Loss Delta: < 0.3%

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Computed CSS Filter Snippet

filter: invert(31%) sepia(85%) saturate(3065%) hue-rotate(237deg) brightness(96%) contrast(93%);

High-Performance Architecture

Engineered for Modern Front-End Workflows

By moving mathematical matrix solving into the client browser, DevHexo delivers sub-millisecond precision with zero privacy leaks.

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GPU Composited

Applies CSS filters via browser GPU layers without incurring layout reflows or DOM recalculations.

Tailwind v4 @theme

Pre-calculated OKLCH theme variables eliminate legacy JavaScript runtime overhead in Tailwind CSS v4.

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Zero SVG Inlining

Keep your HTML clean by recoloring external SVG image assets without dumping thousands of XML nodes into the DOM.

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100% Client Privacy

All matrix inversion calculations run locally in your browser. None of your brand colors are sent to servers.

Simple 3-Step Integration

How to Recolor Any Vector SVG

Select Target Color

Choose your exact brand HEX color or adjust RGB channels using the interactive color wheel.

Solve Filter Matrix

Our engine executes SVD matrix minimization to find the exact invert, sepia, and hue-rotate coefficients.

Paste Into Your Stylesheet

Copy the single-line CSS filter snippet directly into your CSS class or Tailwind utility rule.

Engineering Whitepaper

Mathematical Principles of CSS Filter Color Inversion

Author: DevHexo Graphics Engineering • Peer-Reviewed Standards

Embedding vector graphics using standard HTML <img src="icon.svg"> tags offers strong browser caching and asset modularity. However, because external images are sandboxed across document boundaries, developers cannot set inline fill or stroke attributes in CSS.

The Filter Pipeline Equation

To map a pure black coordinate [0, 0, 0] to an arbitrary target RGB coordinate [R, G, B], the filter solver applies a sequential series of 3x3 color matrix transformations:

invert(P): Translates [0, 0, 0] along the grayscale luminance axis toward white [255, 255, 255].
sepia(Q): Imparts a warm golden baseline that anchors the color space coordinates.
saturate(S): Expands chromatic intensity to produce rich, deep shades without chromatic degradation.
hue-rotate(θ): Rotates the color wheel by θ degrees (0° to 360°) to align with the target hue angle.
brightness() & contrast(): Fine-tunes perceptual luminance to eliminate loss delta.

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Got Questions?

Frequently Asked Questions

Why must the source SVG icon be black (#000000)? ▾

The mathematical filter solver starts from an origin coordinate of [0, 0, 0] in RGB space. Starting from black allows the invert() function to predictably compute relative luminance and chromatic shift.

Does using CSS filters cause browser performance lag? ▾

Modern browsers execute CSS filters directly on the GPU via compositing layers. For standard UI icons and button graphics, the computational overhead is less than 0.05ms per render frame.

How does Tailwind CSS v4 handle theme colors differently? ▾

Tailwind CSS v4 replaces the JavaScript tailwind.config.js file with pure CSS @theme blocks using OKLCH color space for superior perceptual lightness uniformity across wide-gamut displays.

Can I use this generated CSS filter in production? ▾

Yes. The generated CSS filter is standard CSS3 and compatible with 100% of modern web browsers including Chrome, Safari, Edge, Firefox, iOS Safari, and Android Chrome.