---
id: "P:cAlgo.API.ColorPicker.SelectedColor"
kind: "property"
type: "T:cAlgo.API.ColorPicker"
url: "https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Controls/ColorPicker/SelectedColor/"
---

> Documentation index for agents: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/llms.txt · machine index: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/api.json

# ColorPicker.SelectedColor

Member of [ColorPicker](https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Controls/ColorPicker/index.md).

## SelectedColor

Gets or sets selected color.

Environments: Desktop supported · CLI not supported · Cloud not supported.

- CLI: Accepted without error but never displayed, so control events such as Click are never raised.
- Cloud: Accepted without error but never displayed, so control events such as Click are never raised.

C#:

```csharp
public Color SelectedColor {get; set;}
```

Python:

```python
colorPicker.SelectedColor: Color
```

### Returns

`Color` — 

Available since cAlgo.API 5.1.

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
var colorPicker = new ColorPicker { SelectedColor = Color.FromHex("#2ECC71") };
Chart.AddControl(colorPicker);
Print("Selected color: {0}", colorPicker.SelectedColor.ToHexString());
```

Python:

```python
colorPicker = ColorPicker()
colorPicker.SelectedColor = Color.FromHex("#2ECC71")
api.Chart.AddControl(colorPicker)
api.Print(f"Selected color: {colorPicker.SelectedColor.ToHexString()}")
```