A simple and lightweight Python module for easily retrieving Windows' accent color, including shades, specific window chrome colors such as active/inactive titlebar and window borders and theme. Supports Windows 8.x, 10 and 11 and doesn't require additional dependencies.
Run this command in your terminal:
pip install winaccent
To update the module, run this command:
pip install --upgrade winaccent
- Windows 8.0 or newer
- Python 3.6 or newer
The documentation is available here.
To see a demo, run the following command in your terminal (winaccent must be installed):
python -m winaccentThis command has an optional --mode argument. It can take the following values:
| Value | Info |
|---|---|
| gui | Shows a GUI demo. The GUI demo responds to accent color changes. |
| console | Shows a console demo. The console demo does not respond to accent color changes. |
| auto | If tkinter is installed and works correctly, a GUI demo will be shown. If that's not the case, a console demo will be shown. |
Example usage:
python -m winaccent --mode gui
The command will run with --mode set to auto by default.
Show GUI demo screenshots
| Windows 11 | Windows 10 | Windows 8.x |
|---|---|---|
Show console demo output
Accent palette
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accent_light_3: #99EBFF
accent_light_2: #4CC2FF
accent_light_1: #0091F8
accent_normal: #0078D4
accent_dark_1: #0067C0
accent_dark_2: #003E92
accent_dark_3: #001A68
Window chrome
=============
is_titlebar_colored: False
titlebar_active: #F3F3F3
titlebar_active_text: #000000
titlebar_inactive: #F3F3F3
titlebar_inactive_text: #929292
window_border_active: #757575
window_border_inactive: #757575
Start Menu
==========
is_start_menu_colored: False
start_menu: #242424
Taskbar
=======
is_taskbar_colored: False
taskbar: #1C1C1C
UI Appearance
=============
transparency_effects_enabled: True
apps_use_light_theme: False
system_uses_light_theme: False
Other colors
============
accent_menu: #0078D4
If you found a bug or want to make a suggestion, open a new issue. If you're ready to add a new feature or fix a bug, pull requests are welcome.
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